My nephew is being deployed

Next Tuesday to go to Latvia as part of Operation Reassurance where the Canadian armed forces contributes to NATO deterrence and defence measures

He’ll be completely safe but this is the first time anyone in our family has ever been deployed in the army so it’s a a new experience for us

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Pinkstarburst · F

Deployment isn’t for the faint of heart. Your family will be in my thoughts. Please thank him for his service.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@Pinkstarburst hopefully he will not see combat. I had a 2 year deployment when there was no Internet, armed forces by and radio were very limited. It wasn't easy.

Pinkstarburst · F

@samueltyler2 I have memories of the phone ringing at two in the morning and my mom taking dad to the hangar. 18 months later the phone would ring and she would go pick him up. To this day, we don’t know half the places he went to.

Guardian

@samueltyler2 thank you for your service!