Who do you think of when you hear the word Hero? Jason was in the Coast Guard for over 9 years, and medically retired after serving in Alameda & San Francisco California, Kodiak Alaska and then ending his military career in Astoria Oregon. When you are in the Coast Guard, the smallest branch of the military, you make life long friends. Being stationed in Kodiak Alaska, these friends become family. There have been multiple helicopter/plane crashes within the last year, and they have all hit close to home. Although Jason has not been active for the last 4 years, we remain close to many still serving. Sadly, some of the Coast Guardsmen that Jason worked with perished in these crashes. Our hearts break, our tears fall, our stomach aches……We feel helpless. These men and women who are no longer with us, they are the TRUE HEROS. They gave their life serving our country! Knowing what it was like to be an Airman's wife, my deepest condolences go out to the spouses who lost their hero.
“An Airman’s Wife”
I’m married to my hero,
I live a life some can not bare.
His job is not done safely on the ground,
But high up in the air.
I spend many nights alone,
Awake for hours at a time.
Longing for that man I love,
The one who‘s again left me behind.
I share him with this country,
To which he swore he’d be true.
And though I admire his integrity,
Sometimes I don’t want to see it through.
He’s promised to protect them.
And when I explain it to our son,
“Sometimes that’s without you and me…”
And I know how much he’s missing him,
Because we feel the same…
We miss our hero, and our daddy…
We hate this silly game.
Our days are never promised,
And it seems so unfair…
But this is the life we’ve chosen,
The day’s always drag,
Time never seems to fly!
But people enjoy their freedom,
Because our daddy protects the skies!
We fly the stars and stripes,
And our yellow ribbon’s too!
We’re proud of where we come from!
We love, the Red, White, and Blue!
We’ll support what he stands for…Liberty, Freedom, and Life
Because I’ve taken a vow that I’ll never let down,
To be my Airman’s wife…
-Whitney Piel
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