VETERANS PRESS: Make the connection: Getting help shows strength
Nicole spent more than a decade in the U.S. Army. Throughout deployments to Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Africa, she never really expected to be in danger because she worked in human resources and finance. “When you deploy, you think, ‘Oh, I have a desk job. I don’t have to worry about all this stuff,’” she explains.
A few years into her Army service, Nicole found herself divorced and a single mother. She continued to serve, but it was tough leaving her toddler daughter, Amina, with relatives while she was deployed overseas. Over time, the separation wore on Nicole. By the time she was deployed to a new post in Afghanistan, Nicole hadn’t seen or spoken with her daughter for six months. It was the longest they had ever been apart, but Amina was never far from her mind.
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