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Shortly afterward, he was deployed, and we didn't see each other for nine months..
I saw firsthand how war could affect mental health...
When it comes to serious relationships, people often go from dating or courtship, to getting to know each other, to falling in love, to an engagement, and then to marriage, all of which usually happens over the course of years...
Back then, deployments were 12 months long, with two weeks of leave within the tour..
My husband chose to take leave in his ninth month of deployment; that way, his tour was nearly complete when he returned to war..
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