Sacrifice In The Military

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Serving in the armed forces is a matter of immense joy and pride. The golden chance to serve the country officially. The pride which one gets after becoming an army official cannot be expressed in words. But amidst all this, there are few sacrifices too, which an army man has to do and the biggest one is that if he/she is posted in a place where he/she cannot take his family along then duty before his family is chosen. Like this, for many months army officials are not able to meet their family.

Poor Dad's couldn't meet his family since last 3 months

Danny Allison serves in the armed forces. Since the last three months, he was on duty and could not meet his family. It is Christmas time and he had reluctantly told his children that he won't

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