Proud as a Peacock...OUR Army Retirement Ceremony

After 27 years of Honorable Service to our Country, My husband retires.  He loved every second of it, and I know he will miss it.
I want you to know, Honey, I’m retiring from the Army, too. Today, I want you to recognize the accomplishments, the friendship, the humor we had that made your career, our marriage, and our life possible.

We dedicated ourselves to the Army and to our family. We socialized with the best, the average, and the worst of people.

We adjusted to deployments and homecomings. We raised our children to be responsible, loving, and caring individuals who are very uniquely different but very much the same.

We struggled, prospered, and educated ourselves to provide a stable environment for our family.

We adjusted to the military life. We moved, traveled, and started over, many times.

 

 

There were no mountains high enough to stop us from climbing.

 

 

 

The kids & I watched you grow, advance, and share knowledge with those around you. There were reviews, midnight calls, & unexpected deployments. We watched you develop and then develop others.

We instilled values, morals and ethics in our children. We created traditions, experienced vacations, and we loved and cherished one another.

We did not go through life, we lived it, and we grew from it, and experienced it. The military made many things possible. The Army taught us unity. We embraced it and had FUN doing it.

 

 

 

Going forward, I want you to cherish all of those memories.

Remember the good times; do not focus on the negative. Remember what the military instilled in you, the respect you give others, the work ethics embedded, and give credit where credit is due. Take that with you in whatever you do.

It’s not what you GO through, It’s what you GROW through.

I know you will achieve whatever you put your mind to. Know that I am proud of you. Know that I want the best for you. Just like you, the Army, our life together, our family, is all I know. Change is good. Embrace it.

On your day, my day, & our children’s day, I want you to remember.

Remember we stood together as a family, as one. We stuck together through good & bad times. We supported one another & were happy. It was your passion, drive, and dedication encompassed with the support of your family that made your career a success.

Today, your retirement is about US. We together accomplished this as a family. Recognize it, own it, and give credit to the ones who loved, supported, and stood by you while you provided the very freedom we have today.

Together WE will retire. I want you to relish this moment, to feel honorable, a sense of accomplishment, to reflect back and remember and then I want you to exhale.

I want you to enjoy your day, our day. Congratulations!!!! You deserve it, so do we.

I truly am so happy for you and I will always love you.



 

Remember this guy, who showed up at the Ceremony

 

I am Proud as a Peacock, of You!