Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Ep. 55 Love and Loss-Tammy‘s American Story
Tammy Taylor had a love for decorating with red, white, and blue before realizing the intense fervor she felt for America. Not until after Tammy married, did her love for this great country truly manifest itself.
Tammy is the mother of eight children. Her first four children were a year apart. Tammy raised her boys with stories of American heroes and patriots. She wanted them to serve America in some capacity, never comprehending that six of her seven sons would one day join the military.
September 11, 2001 was the catalyst for her sons. Five of Tammy's boys joined the army guard and one joined the regular army.
Tammy loves her eight children with only the love a mother can understand. And so it was heart wrenching to lose not one, but two of her beloved sons.
Tammy's youngest son, Troy, took his own life at the tender age of fifteen. Several of Tammy's children deal with depression, and Troy was no exception. On that dreadful day, it was Tammy who found her son in his bedroom.
Her pain was further compounded when years later, Brent was killed while serving in Afghanistan. Tammy had a sense of foreboding about this deployment, but pushed those feelings aside..until two uniformed men entered the church where she and her husband were working on a service project. Tammy collapsed to her knees, the gravity of the situation too much to bear.
Through Tammy's pain and loss, she never lost her love of family or America. She has a profound gratitude for those who have given so much to keep our country free.
Tammy is part of a family no one wants to be a part of, yet is intensely grateful for the support; the gold star family.
Tammy urges all Americans to know the real history of America. Understand the sacrifice and service of those heroes who came before us. Be grateful to call America home.
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