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do you hear those fighter jets flying over head?

i am saying prayers every time i hear them as they are about to deploy to afganistan.

makes your heart swell with pride, but at the same time, it's hard to imagine that within a 48 hour period beginning on the 7th, they will be flying far from here to defend us.

brings tears to my eyes.

i have a super-special cousin accompanying those jets.

counting the days until he gets back home in may.