3 posts tagged “father”
I originally posted this in Sept 2007. I just updated the date
so we could see and appreciate this truth again.
This boy knows who will not kill him
and who will save him
Look at the US Soldier standing upright and
alert while everyone else runs!
Face of
Defense: Fathers, Sons Serve Together in Iraq
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:54:00
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Maj. David Clark and his son, Sgt. Michael Clark, both natives of Manchester,
Conn., deployed to Iraq together with the 325th CSH. The Clark family has a long
tradition of military service stretching over three generations. This deployment
will mark their second tour together, the first being a 10-month deployment to
Kuwait with the 405th Field Hospital, a unit from Connecticut.
Face of Defense: Fathers, Sons Serve Together in Iraq
By Spc.
Christopher Smith, USA
Special to American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2007 - Few U.S. service members have the opportunity to
deploy with their loved ones, but soldiers of 325th Combat Support Hospital, a
unit from Independence, Mo., currently based at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, have two
such family relationships within their unit.
"It was nice having your father with you when you
had a day off. He is one of the main reasons why I went on this deployment. We
are always there for each other," the younger Clark said. "If soldiers have the
chance, they should go for it. There's nothing else like it."
Sergeant
Clark was introduced to the military lifestyle as a child and decided to enlist
in April 2000, directly following graduation from high school. He said his
father's influence sparked his desire to join the military service as an
operating room specialist.
"I'm glad he has chosen to take his career
path at a younger age, and am very proud of what he does and where he wants to
go in his life," the elder Clark said.
Major Clark did not serve during
the Vietnam War, which partially fueled his decision to join the Army in May
1987. "A lot of my peers were selected to go. Later, I felt the need to give
something back," he said.
During Vietnam, Major Clark felt an obligation
to his family that precluded him from joining the military, so he postponed his
desire to serve until nearly 10 years later, he said.
While the Clarks'
influence to join the military came from father to son, the roles were reversed
in the father-son team of Army 1st Lt. Robert Hafner and his father, Navy Petty
Officer 2nd Class Jamie Turnham, of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15.
Hafner and Turnham are from Independence, Mo.
Hafner enlisted in the
Army in February 1995 as a junior in high school. He later convinced his father
to join the Navy in November 1997 by telling him of the unique opportunities and
experiences in the military.
Hafner and his father also have strong
family ties to military service, with multiple other family members serving in
the armed forces. Hafner's brother and uncle served in the Army, and both of
Turnham's older brothers served in the Navy.
On this, their first
deployment together, they serve side by side by mere coincidence. Both father
and son are deployed to Al Asad for the same duration. "This deployment has
provided the opportunity for him and me to spend a little more time together,"
Turnham said.
Hafner said he looks forward to passing on the tradition
of military service to a new family member. Hafner and his wife expect their
first child in January.
(Army Spc. Christopher Smith is assigned to Task
Force 325.)
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