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This set of designs features four separate hoopings.
This set is available in ONE size.

5" x 7" hoop -- No. 1998
Finished stitched Simpler size is approximately 7" x 21".

"I'm off to join the troops," he said.
"I'm needed more than ever."
Despite my tears and how I pled,
He replied, "I believe in this endeavor."

Fear and numbness struck deep inside.
It's not my choice, but his.

He grew so quickly year by year
From an innocent youth to a man.
How could he make this decision so clear?
How could this be his plan?
With a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye
He vowed to return home later.
He hugged my so tight as he said goodbye.
Then he left with the mindset of an invader.

I held my child but turned loose of a man.
It's not my choice, but his.

Now miles away he works with precision and pride
Disregarding deception and rejection.
His band of brothers stay at his side --
I pray for their protection.
I don't know what the future holds,
But to get to the end of today
Will take all the courage my heart enfolds
And I pray tonight he'll have a place to safely stay.

With love and hope, respect and admiration,
I tell myself over and over --
It's not my choice, but his.

©Kathy Walker, 2007

Setting all politics aside,
my son-in-law (retired U.S. Army)
has been in Iraq since one month
before our military men and women went in.
He has been setting up their communications systems.
He is there 100% by his own choice --
and stays there by his own choice --
because he feels he is doing what he needs to do.
Dennis is one of many.

During his stay in Iraq,
Dennis has taken enough photographs
to fill quite a few large three-ringed notebooks.
When he comes home to stay,
I hope he'll be able to find an appropriate writer
to help compile his experiences and photographs of
Iraq through a civilian's eyes.

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