{"id":2339,"date":"2019-05-21T13:37:41","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T17:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/?p=2339"},"modified":"2019-05-21T13:37:41","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T17:37:41","slug":"a-war-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/2019\/05\/21\/a-war-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"A War Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Getting the letter that you have been chosen to join the military is one of the saddest moments that can happen to you and your family <\/span><\/p>\n

In 1980 in the middle of your country\u2019s war is the scariest moment. <\/span><\/p>\n

My father told me the only thing he remembers is when he first got recruited was his mother’s tears down her face. <\/span><\/p>\n

It’s hard for me to even imagine how a family can go through that. It’s sad to know that my father had to go through this pain with his family.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been 2 hours since the battle started. I was walking the entire time hoping I don\u2019t get hurt. I felt a burst of pain in my lower back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

My father was about 23 at the time, younger than my brother is right now, but instead of my brother fighting for his life, he\u2019s in medical school. <\/span><\/p>\n

I asked my dad how many years were you in, the army for, three years he responded. \u201cBy the third year, I had been shot during battle.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was injured in my lower back and was airlifted to a hospital nearby he told me\u201d. I then asked my dad what his thoughts were when it happened. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI thought I would never see my mother and siblings again and I couldn’t be a loss to her after my father recent passing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

My dad took almost six months to fully recover. My dad told me that this journey made him who he is today, it also made him more protective for the people he loves and cares for. <\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard for me to believe that my father went through this because we grew up living like it never happened. <\/span>
\nThis was my father\u2019s journey.<\/span><\/p>\n

By: Shahd Alnasir<\/p>\n

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Getting the letter that you have been chosen to join the military is one of the saddest moments that can happen to you and your family In 1980 in the middle of your country\u2019s war is the scariest moment. My father told me the only thing he remembers is when he first got recruited was …<\/p>\n

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