It was a regular day. I was barbecuing with my family, my two girls had just painted my face as a tiger. Although it was such a calm and fantastic day I couldn't shake it. But I had a bad feeling about what was to come as I thought that a few military convoys had stopped in front of our house. I went to check it out. But they were coming straight at me, holding a letter. A letter saying that I was about to be deployed out to Iraq for the next 5 years. I was previously in Iraq before. But I would never hoped that I would be going back there. I went into the house and changed into my old uniform. I went back to the grill and my wife knew what was happening she held back tears. But my girls jumped onto me and were playfully playing. Sadly I had to break the news to them. I told the girl I won't be home for a while and told them I'd be back. They hugged me and I held them tight knowing I might not make it back.
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