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KAYLA: Those are the ready-to-go care packages, I actually was going to the post office on Tuesday. KAYLA STEWART IS A MARINE VETERAN. HER DAUGHTER JULISSA IS SERVING IN THE U.S. – ISRAELI WAR IN IRAN, CURRENTLY DEPLOYED WITH THE NAVY IN BAHRAIN. KAYLA: \u2026She loves harry potter so I found a harry potter tooth brush\u2026her favorite gummies\u2026so I got the easter version of those\u2026\u2026.these will get to her way after Easter, unfortunately. KAYLA: Just seeing the world, that\u2019s what she wanted to do – see the world. KAYLA: And she chose the Navy. So I\u2019m actually really proud of her. KAYLA: But \/\/ Never in a million years would I have thought I would have had a child in a war time situation. WE\u2019RE IN JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, OUTSIDE CAMP LEJEUNE, THE LARGEST MILITARY TRAINING HUB ON THE EAST COAST. FOR SOME MILITARY FAMILIES HERE, WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST IS NOW IMPACTING A SECOND GENERATION KAYLA UPSOT: She\u2019ll be happy to get when she opens those. KAYLA: THere\u2019s my boot camp photo. KAYLA: September 11th happened when I was in boot camp. \/\/they said America\u2019s under attack. We didn\u2019t know what that meant, you know, you\u2019re a bunch of 18, 19 year old kids KAYLA: I pray for her safety everyday KAYLA: The Marine Corp taught me how to be numb. KAYLA: But at the same time, I\u2019m a mom. \/\/ It takes a lot out of you. SCENE 2: BRUNCH SINCE THE WAR BEGAN, KAYLA HAS FOUND SUPPORT IN A GROUP OF MILITARY VETS, WIDOWS AND PARENTS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICEMEMBERS. (Group oohs and ahs in greeting) CARLA ARANA SERVED TWO TOURS IN IRAQ CARLA: It\u2019s like history repeating itself. CARLA: In 2003\/\/I fought a war, for this generation t CARLA: Why are we still in the same position? This has been going on since 2003. CARLA: Why are people dying? CARLA: What\u2019s the value? And at what cost? CARLA: Not a lot of people know what it\u2019s like to be mortared. Running for your life. . KAYLA: \u2026My daughter- the last known location that I knew her to be, there was a bomb, a missile strike. So I\u2019m like, okay, I\u2019ve been here before, I\u2019ve been in the military, I know how these things work, it\u2019s radio silence right now. MICHELLE: That was scary. It still is scary. (nods with concern.) KAYLA: Somebody said \u201chave you heard anything from your daughter? And I said, So, um. \u2018No one has knocked on my door yet, so all is good.\u201d MASTER STRINGOUT: 3:14:05 KAYLA: And I know your son is just getting started\u2026. SCENE 3: AT HOME WITH MICHELLE MICHELLE: It\u2019s war\/\/No matter what you always have to be ready.\/\/But\/\/the iran war it\u2019s my baby.\/\/If it got to a point where had to go\/\/it would crush me.\/\/I don\u2019t even want to think about it. MICHELLE: He wanted to make his dad proud MICHELLE WINDLE\u2019S SON DESMOND RECENTLY ENLISTED IN THE NAVY. HER HUSBAND DENNIS, A MARINE, SERVED MULTIPLE DEPLOYMENTS TO THE MIDDLE EAST. MICHELLE: I\u2019m a military widow. \/\/ That\u2019s the flag they gave me when my husband passed away. HE DIED AT THE AGE OF 45 FROM CANCER RELATED TO CHEMICAL EXPOSURE THERE\/\/IN THE REGION MICHELLE: This is Dez\u2019s boot camp picture, and this is my husband\u2019s boot camp picture\u2026They were both 18. MICHELLE HASN\u2019T SEEN HER SON SINCE THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. MICHELLE: \/\/I said, you know what? \/\/I\u2019m just going to keep my tree up because\/\/this is scary\/\/we don\u2019t know what may happen\/\/and just having it up makes me feel closer to them. MICHELLE: He said \u201cmom\/\/right now I\u2019m safe.\/\/but if I have to go, I have to go.\u201d -END- 1:16:51 MICHELLE: He\u2019s going to serve his county. And do what he can. MICHELLE: The Iran War..I think.. If it got to a point that he had to go\u2026.it would crush me.\/\/I don\u2019t even want to think about it. 04:14:24 MICHELLE: We don\u2019t know what may happen. We don\u2019t know. It is scary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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