Today I am at a loss for what to write here although I still feel compelled to do so. This particular blog has been put off for a long time for two reasons. First, because I know it is hard for Michelle to read all this and second because I cannot do it without crying.
The picture you see to your left is of me and Kage. I love my husband and dad but Kage is hands down the bravest man I have ever known. He is also an amazing father, husband and friend. He loves his wife and children with a fervor that cannot be duplicated. Kage is also one of the most "real" people I know. He stands by his convictions and is not afraid to let you know it.
At the age of 19 Kage joined the Coast Guard. He spent many months at sea in places that you and I would never want to go to. Places like Haiti where there is no humanity. He was away from his wife and son for sometimes 6 months at a time. He saw things by age 20 that no human being should have to see in their lifetime. And yet he is not bitter or angry. He instead chose to embrace life and cherish the ones he loves.
Tomorrow, he leaves for training in Virginia. On December 1 he will go to Iraq. Words cannot describe what a true hero and friend this man is. I love him as if he were my brother. As if we were flesh and blood. His wife, as most of you know, is my best friend and has been since the first grade. Her strength and faith should not be overlooked in all of this either. She is an amazing woman who loves like no other and faces adversity with a strength she does not even know she has.
There is nothing left to write exept that Don, Robby and I love you Kage. Be safe buddy.
