The children of Giessen prepare for Christmas without Dad or Mom.
You might want to grab a hankie before reading this one.
Many of the children had a parent in mind, though not all. Sarah made two ornaments for a pair of military police officers she has never met.
“A lot of soldiers need our support,” Sarah said after applying the finishing touches to her second orb.
“Some people don’t appreciate what they do.”
Tina O’Brien sure does.
Her father, Sgt. 1st Class James O’Brien, is in Iraq, and he has not come home for the holidays. Roughly 90 percent of the soldiers assigned to Giessen have deployed to Iraq.
The ornament Tina made for her father soon will occupy a treasured twig on the community Christmas tree.
“I miss how my father hugs and kisses me at night, and how he says, ‘I love you,’” Tina said softly.
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