War's Shadow: The Unseen Strains on Military Families As the Iran war raged on, Sarah watched anxiously from her living room window, waiting for a glimpse of her husband's convoy making its way through the dusty desert roads.
Her children, aged six and nine, sensed her unease and clung to her tightly, their eyes fixed on the old laptop screen where their father's updates flickered in between brief internet outages.
The family had grown accustomed to this state of suspended animation – where love was a constant, but connection a fleeting luxury.