NathanLife is full of surprises. We never seem to know what awaits us in the future. We may sometimes get what we want and things might go as planned, but most of the time we never have any say in what happens to us. This could serve as a curse or a blessing. The story we are about to read today is one that would definitely be shocking to anyone. This navy man had been away from home for a very long time. He was absolutely shocked to find out that his wife had been hiding something major from him all along.
What You Don’t Know Can’t Hurt You
We all know that the United States military does all it can to protect and serve the country. We cannot name each and everything that they do to keep America safe and secure. Servicemen are sometimes sent far away from the comfort of their homes to fulfill their duties. This could take months and sometimes it could continue for years where only calls and emails are allowed.
Space For Deceit
Hence, it is a sad but a true fact that this block of communication leaves room for a lot of things that can go wrong. You can never truly know what goes on back home or on the battlefield. The only thing one can do is to just have a blind trust and to believe one another. NavySeamann Matthew Wilson knows very well through his experience that sometimes your family can deceive you.
Duty Calls
Wilson had to be away for a long six-months. He served deployment outside of the USS Carl Vinson. We all know that it would extremely difficult to be away from family and obviously, it was a difficult time for poor Wilson. However, it is a known fact that a military marriage means that duty is prioritized. After fulfilling duties, the other things follow. This is the life a military couple has to lead.
A Sordid Past
Wilson and his wife Rebecca back home had been speaking on the phone and telling each other about their experiences at both ends. However, there was something in the way his wife was speaking that left Wilson to suspect that there was something wrong. He had a sense that she was hiding something from him. Since they had a harsh past, he was not wrong to be feeling like this.
Secrets Overseas 
When you take up a career as a sailor, it is bound to have some side-effects on your relationships. During this time, Matt was actually on his 3rd shipboard duty assignment. This happened coincidentally in the 5th year of his marriage. He and his wife were high school sweethearts who were making their dreams come true. The couple lived in suburban California with their son.
Coming Home To Bad News
So then what could go wrong? They were both seemingly happy to be together and they had a beautiful healthy baby boy right? But when Matt returned from his 2nd tour, there was some news that was waiting for him. When he reached home, he would have to deal with a serviceman’s worst nightmare. All that he possessed had been snatched away from him.