Good news on the homefront...a boom of new babies are being born on U.S. military bases, according to the Associated Press.
How fitting.
Those who unselfishly serve our country and sometimes face death are procreating and welcoming bundles of new life to America. In Iraq, many dodge bullets as they nation build. When our fighting men and women come home, they're building their families.
The military hospital in Fort Campbell, Ky., "expects to deliver 210 babies a month soon, nearly twice the usual number of deliveries," reports the AP.
Brahms' lullaby plays over the public address system in Fort Campbell's hospital some seven times a day, each time a baby is born. A hospital spokesperson told the AP that they expect to deliver close to 2,300 babies this year, compared to 1,352 last year. That's a lot of lullabies.
Baby deliveries also rose considerably in military hospitals on Fort Stewart, Ga., and Fort Hood, Texas, bases.
May their babies bring our troops much joy and many blessings.
(c) 2007 Marybeth T. Hagan
Crossposted at http://www.mothermayibeborn.com
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