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Military Families Everywhere, We Are One

In June, members of the Iraqi military were taken prisoner by ISIS. And they haven't been heard from since. ISIS claims to have massacred 1,700 Iraqi security force members.

Their families, military families, were confused, angry and terrified. They wanted answers. They demanded answers from the government they bravely served as the wives, children, parents and siblings of the nation's protectors.

A group of 100 of them stormed the parliament in Baghdad in early September. And they refused to leave until they were given answers.

We might have done the same.

They are a world away. We don't speak the same language, wear the same type of clothes, eat the same food or practice the same religion. But we are all military families. Their lives, like ours, are dedicated to serving their nation. Their lives, like ours, revolve around the needs of others. Like us they sacrifice as loved ones are killed and injured in the line of duty.

As we flip through the channels and catch glimpses of wars and atrocities unfolding in other nation's around the world we each take a moment to remember that they are more like us than we may be willing to admit. That we are all military families and we all understand the difficulties, frustration and pride that comes with that duty.

Their fight is not ours. But we understand in many ways the uphill battle they face through their military lifestyle. Keep them in your thoughts and wish them well. We are all military spouses. We are all one.

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