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A Soldier's Mother: Starting Young
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007. He would ask when I hesitated. Only Elie. Once, on a trip to Eilat, we really were lost. Only Elie was awake when I pulled up to the roadblock and queried the soldier why he wouldn't open the gate to let us pass. Where do you want to go? Eilat," I answered. He smiled, "Back 29 kilometers and make a right.". What's that ahead of us? Egypt" was his answer. Paula R. Stern. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Paula R. Stern. 7 Days and Counting.
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A Soldier's Mother: The Night Before
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Saturday, March 24, 2007. Trying to act normal when you feel your life changing from under you is an interesting. I look back at pictures we have taken over the years and am surprised to see how often she is on his lap. He was just 6 months short of his 13th birthday when she was born. He didn't mind. We believe, as is the army custom, that he'll be home next weekend, probably even before Aliza gets a chance to miss him. Tomorrow, his day will start in Jerusalem at a central gathering point for incom...
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A Soldier's Mother: Nothing left to do...
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Wednesday, March 21, 2007. Nothing left to do. He's got all he needs - the backpack in which to pack his things, the green undershirts that will soon be a part of his uniform, extra little "gadgets" that he loves - like a keychain flashlight and a business card-size "thing" that contains pretty much everything - a flashlight, pen, 4 different screw drivers, magnifying glass, scissors, tweasers, and I'm not even sure what else. When will he come home? Where will he be stationed? How long will it take him ...
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A Soldier's Mother: How much time is your life worth?
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Sunday, May 3, 2015. How much time is your life worth? Well, I just saw a sign that the Israeli army has released.it seems I've lost a minute and a half and I have to tell you, I'm not happy about that. I really needed that minute and a half. It's the difference between panic and concern and, God forbid, for someone, it could be the difference between life and death. But a minute and a half? What if the kids are upstairs with earphones on and they don't hear a siren and I have to run upstairs? And usuall...
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A Soldier's Mother: The Boy into a Man
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Sunday, May 13, 2007. The Boy into a Man. I asked him if he felt that all the exercising and training had made him physically stronger and he answered that he could feel a difference. The army, he explained, starts slowly. The first was a run of 500 meters. "Even I can do that," I responded (though I'd prefer no one ask me to actually do it). On the funnier side of the army, he told us more about the balloon he shot the other day. As before, the unit was taken out of the base to another training area...
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A Soldier's Mother: The Uniform and the Visit
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Wednesday, April 4, 2007. The Uniform and the Visit. Another "mother moment" is the first time you see your son in uniform. Until that moment, all this talk, all this preparation is just that - just talk. He's so handsome in the uniform, so proud, so strong. These are the first thoughts. It's real, it's green, he's mine. These and other feelings flood you within seconds. I will enjoy seeing my son in the uniform of the army of the State of Israel because we are part of a new family, part of the Israel I ...
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A Soldier's Mother: Night Terrors
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Thursday, November 1, 2007. On separate extensions, I answer too, and again, no one is there but my husband. Check the caller ID," I tell my husband over the phone, "and then we'll call the police." Good, let the creep know that we can see his phone number and maybe he'll stop. I did," he answered back through the phone, "and it's Elie's number.". Oh, God," I say, not so calmly, "I'll call him.". I'll call him," I say out loud, about to close the phone. Elie, are you ok. Is your phone in your pocket?
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A Soldier's Mother: What's it actually like in Israel?
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009. What's it actually like in Israel? I get many comments on or about this blog, and I enjoy each one. Wait, that's not true.I enjoy MOST of them. There are a few, like the one I deleted this morning (from yet another brave "Anonymous" who wrote jews. That I don't enjoy - although I do enjoy deleting them! But most are supportive, sweet, complimentary. This morning, I got a nice comment from Tom, who likes the blog, and then asked this question:. What's it actually like in Israel?
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A Soldier's Mother: Simple, Clear, Honest - the Truth on the Iran Deal
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Simple, Clear, Honest - the Truth on the Iran Deal. Paula R. Stern. Michael B. Oren said:. 8220;Negotiating with a representative of the Libyan pirates in [year] 1786, Thomas Jefferson was told that the Quran commanded the destruction of all non-believers, Americans included.”. Page 41) by Michael B. Oren (former ambassador of Israel to the United States), year 2015 CE, Random House, New York. August 6, 2015 at 11:27 PM. Michael B. Oren said:. August 6, 2015 at 11:27 PM. A Specia...
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A Soldier's Mother: Remembering Israel
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Monday, August 3, 2015. Sometimes, at the worst of times, the thing you have to concentrate on, is the best of times. Sometimes, when there is a funeral, a painful, horrible, agonizing funeral of someone who should not be dead but alive and enjoying her summer freedom…you have to remember life. At some point, after we heard that young Shira Banki had died, the anger that many were feeling simply deflated. What is left to say when in the end, a 16 year old is dead? 8217; That’s racism! In the name of whic...
