Jul. 4, 2006 11:03 AM
"He's fantastic, he loves spending his time with his girls," says Marijke Roark, her husband is serving overseas in the Middle East.
Saying goodbye has become a way of life Sgt. Rob Roark, but with a growing family it never gets any easier.
"Last time he was in Iraq I had to tell him I was pregnant. Now, this time, my daughter is here and it just gets harder an harder for him to leave."
Two months ago Roark deployed to Qatar. Communication across the miles between he and his family has been limited to emails and two ten minute phone calls each week.
"Sometimes the line is really bad with an echo and a delay in it. It's horrible."
This fourth of July all that's changing for the Roark family. Technology donated by a California company called "The Family Post" allows soldiers and their families to stream video and post hundreds of pictures in online albums.
"It tells a story of our day."
Roark's daughter Isle knows exactly what she'll do when her dad gets home.
"Hug him!"
But until then, this is the next best thing.
Everytime someone purchases a subscription to "The Family Post," the company donates an interactive website to a family with a loved one serving overseas. Right now the company's looking for more military families to sign up for their "Websites for Heroes" program.
Click here for more information on signing up for a site
Saying goodbye has become a way of life Sgt. Rob Roark, but with a growing family it never gets any easier.
"Last time he was in Iraq I had to tell him I was pregnant. Now, this time, my daughter is here and it just gets harder an harder for him to leave."
Two months ago Roark deployed to Qatar. Communication across the miles between he and his family has been limited to emails and two ten minute phone calls each week.
"Sometimes the line is really bad with an echo and a delay in it. It's horrible."
This fourth of July all that's changing for the Roark family. Technology donated by a California company called "The Family Post" allows soldiers and their families to stream video and post hundreds of pictures in online albums.
"It tells a story of our day."
Roark's daughter Isle knows exactly what she'll do when her dad gets home.
"Hug him!"
But until then, this is the next best thing.
Everytime someone purchases a subscription to "The Family Post," the company donates an interactive website to a family with a loved one serving overseas. Right now the company's looking for more military families to sign up for their "Websites for Heroes" program.
Click here for more information on signing up for a site
