Military Family

Having a loved one away in the military during the covid 19 pandemic can be challenging to their families, Bobby Martinez spoke to two families about how they're handling that separation.

Having a loved one away in the military during the covid 19 pandemic can be challenging to their families bobby martinez spoke to two families about how they're handling that separation..

It is moments like these where being next to your loved ones can help you get through these tough times... but those who have loved ones in the military say... the transition has not been easy.

"it is hard because you can't get to them the way you are used to and protect them."

In january 19-year- old eli box began his military career.

After he was sworn into the mississippi army national guard..

He was shipped off to basic training... around the same time - the corona virus started to make an impact on america..

Sot - jenny box - mother 'when things first started getting really bad around our nation he was really nervous.

But we continue to tell him you know that we are ok and you know share information with him."

A few months in..

Eli's parents say he has adjusted.

And the military is doing a good job keeping their personnel safe..

Sot - mark box - father "they really done a lot to do the separation and the social distancing and the quarantining.

You know it is rough but we felt that he's been pretty safe so far."

As for anna mueller... her experience was challenging at first.

When her husband michael mueller deployed overseas in the fall, corona virus was un heard of... but by january.... the pandemic was taking the world by storm..

Leaving anna wondering when will be the next time she would hold her husband in her arms..

Sot "i didn't really expect to get that bad here.

So when it did i was like oh crap.

Yeah, you know, after that first presidential address and him being so close to being home i was like ok yeah this is going to affect it somehow."

Anna says michael came home in march.

Something she is very thankful for "luckily he was at a point where i mean didn't have anything for him to do over there, so getting a waiver was pretty easy for him.

There's other people that you know they were even on their way back and they're still you know having to stay overseas somewhere."

Reporting in columbus..

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