The last couple of days have made me feel a couple of things I haven’t felt in a while.
The story;
Out on the local Airforce Base to pack a family for moving. The customer Master Sergeant______ came to the gate to sponsor us onto the base.
As soon as we were cleared, we followed her to her home over in the post housing area. When we got to the house, she took us inside for a walk through and said, “I can’t stay, but let me introduce you to my wife.”
The heartwarming;
I don’t know how long they’ve been together, but the warmth and affection between these two women serving and married and raising kids together in the Airforce today, openly makes me happy. The warmth and affection they have for each other was evident everywhere, from family photos to little looks they would give each other when they were both there, to how they treated their children when we were there…
This is one of those times (that are sore missing lately) that give me hope for the future of our country, that tell me that the ideals I served to protect and uphold are (even if only slowly) being realized, thus vindicating that idealist within me. It makes me feel a little less ashamed of my service, shame of my service being a feeling I’ve become very familiar with under this current regime in the whitehouse. It feels, sorta strange, to think that I can be a little less embarrassed, a little less angry, because of this wonderful sweet couple.
Anyone else have an emotional “pick me up” this week?