Till this day I can not forget the day I said goodbye to my older brother. It was one of the hardest days and the same time the day I was proud of my brother. This day was 19 November 2005, the day my brother joined the United States Army.
Let me go back in my story a little bit before that date. I never really got to spend to much time with my older brother. Ever since he turned 14, he always worked or was somewhere else. The first time my brother left home was when he was 16 and I was 8 years old. His first journey started when he moved back to the States when we still lived in Turkey. I remember still to this day when he left that day. I can't really remember the exact date, but I do remember him giving me a kiss before he left. I just pretended to sleep when he was leaving because I really did not want to say “goodbye”. Me and my brother got along very good all the time. Yea we did have our fights but nothing matter in the end because he would always feel bad after and come and hug me.
Well the first time my brother left he was gone for almost two years. It was hard when you are always used to having him around. Then suddenly you are missing someone in your life. My brother went back to the States to go to school because he was having trouble in school in Turkey. When he went to the states he would try to call 2 to 3 times a week. It was never easy talking with him on the phone. It was like he is there but not really. I could hear my brother but not hug him. I know he always missed us because I could tell in his voice. I just felt bad because I pretended to sleep when he left instead of giving him a hug and a kiss goodbye. Well after two years my brother was gone we made a surprise visit to him in the states. I still can't forget the look on his face and how hard he hugged all of us.
We were in the states for about two months. My brother continued to go to school and work even though he really