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GIs, spouses often deploy

 
| Published: July 4, 2007   

The Department of Defense has no policy regarding the simultaneous deployment of military spouses. Perhaps that is because some soldiers prefer it that way.

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Spouses who deploy at separate times may not see each other for 2

to 4 years under the 15-month rotations.

"I prefer it this way because we are going at the same time,” said Sgt. 1st Class Kenric Brooks, who will deploy with his wife, Staff Sgt. Eleanor Brooks, from Fort Sill this month. "We'll be coming back at the same time, too. The hardest part is leaving the boys.”

In 2005, a newlywed couple stationed at Fort Drum, N.Y., volunteered for deployment to Camp Liberty in Baghdad. They thought they would postpone their engagement. Instead, they celebrated in Iraq.

Regardless, couples still encounter the real dangers that come with war whether they deploy together or not.

Last year, a Nebraska couple deployed to Iraq, leaving behind three children. The husband received massive gunfire on a convoy mission, and absorbed a blast that shattered his eardrums. Twelve days later, and unbeknownst to him, his wife incurred lacerations to her face when a vehicle exploded next to her truck.

Each received the Purple Heart for their injuries. More importantly, both recovered and returned home to their children.

Staff Writer Ron Jackson

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