I have three cousins, including my baby cousin, who have been deployed to the Middle East. When we found out about the servicemen killed yesterday, we stayed by our phones just in case it was bad news. That's how nervous we were.

Last Friday, one of our sisters, Jenny, (a member of the Hawaii Alum Chapter and the Sigma Chapter at U of I), got the call, and her duty as a Navy navigator sent her out by Sunday. I can only imagine what her husband is going through right now. This hit hard because she's one of the AGDs that I am especially closest to.

I know that many of us have family members overseas, so I'll be sure to keep all our loved ones in my prayers.