There is such a thing as a "Dear John" Letter.
Have you ever heard of them?
"Dear John" letters are letters written by girlfriends and wives sent to their soldier loved ones in order to break off a relationship. (They can also be called "Dear Jane").
It's a sad, but true fact that "Dear John" letters are a real part of every military deployment, and the deployment to Iraq is no exception.
However, in these "modern times," the "Dear John" arrives not only by letter, but via email, Skype, text, & phone.
War puts an enormous strain onto the lives of soldiers who have loved ones at home. One of the worst things to happen to so many young soldiers (which is rarely spoken of) were the 'Dear John' letters.
"Dear John," the letter began. "I have found someone else whom I think the world of. I think the only way out is for us to get a divorce," it said.
I found a Dear John Letter on line that I thought I would share with you.
Dear Ricky,
I can no longer continue our relationship. The distance between us is just too great. I must admit that I have cheated on you twice, since you've been gone, and it's not fair to either of us. I'm sorry. Please return the picture of me that I sent to you.
Love, Becky
The Marine, with hurt feelings, asked his fellow Marines for any snapshots they could spare of their girlfriends, sisters, ex-girlfriends, aunts, cousins etc. In addition to the picture of Becky, Ricky included all the other pictures of the pretty gals he had collected from his buddies. There were 57 photos in that envelope - along with this note:
Dear Becky,
I'm so sorry, but I can't quite remember who you are. Please take your picture from the pile, and send the rest back to me.
Take Care, Ricky
I guess Ricky wasn't going to allow Becky to rock his boat too much. He took his power back pretty quickly by showing that he was going to love himself first!
Good Job, Ricky!
It's a shame that relationships are also casualties of war. But it is a reality and sometimes for the better even though it may not seem so at the time.
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