Oct 07 2009
Heartbreaking: Four-year-old Paige Bennethum sees her father off to Iraq
Editors Note: Sometimes a picture can say so much more about a topic than any blog post or essay on the subject ever could. Consequently I’m going to keep this post kind of short.
This is four-year-old Paige Bennethum watching her father, Army Reservist Staff Sgt. Brett Bennethum, at his deployment to Iraq in July. Little Paige Bennethum was absolutely devestated to see her father leave.
So as Brett Bennethum lined up in formation not even the commanding officer had the heart to tell the little soldier girl to let go of her father’s hand.
“I just miss my dad right now,” said Paige Bennethum.
If all goes well, Brett Bennethum is expected home in July.
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That is heartbreaking.
I’m sorry I haven’t been by. For some reason, for the past week or so, all today.com blogs have been “forbidden” when I’m on Mozilla (my standard browser) - can’t see any of them.
But I’ve been trying.
This photo demonstrates the unfathomable sacrifice a military makes when one of the parents is deployed. We can see how the daughter doesn’t want to let go of her daddy. I know that the soldier signed up for this when he enlisted but my heart goes out to him and his family. We should never go to war lightly. I truly hope Obama understands the gravity of sending troops abroad to fight. I never believed Bush did.
guitarman-Nicely done. That one picture emphasizes the need for all of us to support the troops regardless of our feelings toward the wars. All we can do is hope that little girls like Paige get to see their Daddys come home safely. Like many others; I have someone very dear to me in Afghanistan so my heart goes out to all.