He gives me a shy smile and takes his hand away. He smiles shyly again and nods his head, making his soaked brown hair fling into this face. I am frozen to the spot and I reach up and touch my cheek with my fingers where I felt that strong current again when his lips touched my skin, I smile until my cheeks hurt. I hear a car horn and see my mom pull up. I start to skip to my mom's car, still with the goofy smile on my face.
After that day in the rain, Frank called me and we went on our first date that weekend.
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He took me out to the drive in movie theatre, we sat in his car and watched well tried to watch the movie that was in front of us but either of us watching it because we couldn't take our eyes off of each other for a second at a time. When he graduated high school, he went to college first while I was finishing up my senior year in high school and when I graduated I attended college for a while, but I had to drop out because we found out I was pregnant at just 19 years old.
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He dropped out of college and joined the United States Marine Corps. This precious bundle in my arms was the reason for his decision. He wanted to give our baby a good life and to give the baby stability and a good home. He finished boot camp three months ago, and I stayed in Montesano with my parents. I gave birth to a healthy baby girl, 8 pounds, 3 ounces, and Frank will be training on the military base for about a year and then we will be on our way to our first duty station; which means that the government will relocate us to one of the Marine bases for his permanent job.
We decided to live on base, since it's a cheaper way to live. After that, we plan to buy are first home when our baby turns one years old. I bite my lip to stop from laughing. To this day, he is still embarrassed whenever we talk about how we first met that day in the rain. I think I loved you even then" I say lovingly at him while bouncing the baby with my arms. She is starting to fuss a little bit. Here, let me hold my angel before I have to go" he says while holding his arms out for the baby. I am immediately disappointed. Frank has to leave to go back to Fort Lewis because he needs to attend some training for tonight.
He was only aloud to come to the birth of our baby, and then he has to drive all the way back to the base. I love you with all of my heart and soul. You be a good girl for mommy and I will be back tomorrow" he says softly to her and then bends down and gives her a kiss on her little forehead. I tear up a little because I hate to see him leave us so soon after having our daughter, but the life of a military family, him going away from us often is something I need to get used too.
He comes over to me and hands me the baby. I take her and kiss her rosy pink cheek. She is such a beautiful baby. She has curly mahogany brown colored hair, crystal clear blue eyes that are like mine, full pouty lips, and frank's cute little button nose. She is the perfect mix of us both. I will be back tomorrow night" he says.
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He leans down and kisses me softly on the lips. Come back to us safely" I say almost as a whisper. I am trying hard not to cry but I don't succeed and the tears start to fall. Now you both get some sleep" he smiles and kisses both of us once more. He picks up his gear from the floor, and then he is gone. I am sleeping on the uncomfortable hospital bed. I have just been up an hour ago with baby Annie breast feeding. Surely she doesn't want more to eat? I lean over Ana's basinet that is by my hospital bed and reach over to the phone quickly so it doesn't wake her up.
I snatch it and look over to her and she stirs for a little bit in her pink blanket but she calms down and goes back to sleep. This is the front desk. I have some military officials here to see you. They say that it is urgent" a girl says into the phone. I am still super sore from being in labor for 17 hours. She is a stubborn little thing, and didn't want to leave me I guess.
I hope she is not this stubborn when she gets older. I get my robe that is hanging on a hook on the back of the bathroom door and I put it on. I look at Ana one last time to make sure she is sleeping and when she is I leave her and go out the door. When I am in the hallway, I see a nurse walk by and I tell her that I have some business at the front desk and she agrees that she can watch over the baby until I return. I thank her, and then leave her when she goes inside my room to look over Annie and I walk to the front desk. When I get around the corner, I see two uninformed service members standing at the front desk.
One of them looks like a Marine, but the other looks like a Chaplain. He stands up straight, and his face is impassive. I clutch my stomach with one hand and my back with the other. It's somewhat painful to walk. He wasn't hurt but most of his training unit was injured, and there were some causalities" he said. I…is Frank going to come back?
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I am relieved that Frank is okay but heartbroken that some marines lost their lives. We usually call when a service member is injured but the Marine Corps knew you have just given birth so we wanted to personally come down here and inform you" he nods. I don't say anything, I just stand there stunned. What if Frank was one of the men who died? Ana would have to grow up without a father. I am extremely sad at the thought that I start to tear up but bite my lip to prevent the tears from falling.
Again, we just wanted to inform you of what happened" he says this when I don't say anything. Lambert and Congratulations on the baby" he says then bows his head and turns around and leaves with the chaplain. I make it to my room without any problems and see the nice nurse place my baby back in her bassinet. I walk to my bed and sit down and just stare at my baby who is sleeping peacefully, wrapped up in her pink blanket, without a care in the world. I cry silently on my bed, grateful and relieved that my husband is alive and safe, but sad that there was death.
I am feeding the baby when the door flies open and Frank is standing in the entrance looking tired and worn out in his camies. I'm here" he says and walks towards me and hugs me the best he can due to the baby in my arms. Ana is done nursing so I put her on my shoulder and start to burp her while patting her back firmly. I am grateful though. I made a friend today" he said sadly. If it wasn't for him I wouldn't be here" he says while squeezing his eyes shut and kisses Ana's head repeatedly. Whoever it is I want to thank him in person for saving your life and bringing you back to me and our Annie" I say.
Grateful for this service member, and indebted to him for bringing my Frank back to where he belongs. There will be a pinterest board for this story but I will try to update it in upcoming chapters. See you guys soon, Please review if you guys are interested in reading more. Family members may get dental insurance through the Tricare Dental Program, which is managed by a civilian firm, United Concordia. It is a voluntary, cost-effective, comprehensive program offered worldwide by the DoD to family members of all active duty branches of the military, and to selected Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve members and their family members.
One of the many benefits afforded soldiers is the opportunity to purchase very low-cost life insurance. The soldier can even purchase life insurance for members of his or her family.
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This could be a physical, emotional, developmental or other condition that requires special treatment, therapy, education or other support. Want to experience life on an actual Army base? In general, a soldier serving on active duty earns two and one-half days of leave each month, or 30 days a year. A soldier may also take leave for personal reasons and emergency situations. These days are not counted as leave. As with any civilian job, your leave time will have to be approved for it to be valid. Army training holidays are subject to change. Space-Available Travel Space Available Travel, better known as Space A, is a unique travel privilege provided to soldiers and their families.
Under the program, eligible passengers can pay discount rates to fill unused seats on DoD aircraft once all the space-required passengers and cargo have been accommodated. While not as quick and easy to book as calling your travel agent, if you have the time and flexibility, Space A travel is an incredibly cost-efficient and valuable military family travel benefit for those looking for affordable vacation options.
For that reason, the Army has set up the Employment Readiness Program to provide information and referral services in the areas of employment, education, training and transition opportunities to give family members the competitive edge needed to gain employment.
