Military Wives Feel Impact of Husbands' Deployments

(Photo: Michelle Keener and daughter)

Alison St John (Guest Host): We are all subliminally aware in our daily lives that many of our San Diego neighbors are away, fighting a devastating war. It isn't easy to let the reality of that sink home. But a new book brings us into the world of a marine wife faced with that seemingly interminable wait for her husband to come back safe. We get the heartbreaking little details that help us actually feel what it is like to have your husband deployed in Iraq.

• Michelle Keener, author of the book, Shared Courage: A Marine Wife's Story of Strength and Service .