Man Joins Army for Wife and Health Insurance - What a great dad

Real Dad Blog Version: Sometimes a man has to do what a man has to do. A husband and dad joins the army for his wife to have health insurance.

When I was reading the article about Bill Caudle from Watertown, Wisconsin, I was so impressed that he would give whatever it takes for the good of the family. You may read the article here.

Long story short, Bill Caudle a dad of two children and a loving husband to his wife Michelle, made a choice to join the army at the age of 39. Many people may think this is kind of old to join the army. I think it may be a little old myself.  However, he had a very good reason to join as his wife has stage 3 ovarian cancer.

Why doesn’t Bill have health insurance for his family?   Bill lost a factory job he held for 20 years a few months back.  He has been trying to find a job  since he was laid of. He was doing what every responsible man with a family should do.  He had no luck. There was only one thing he could do to get health insurance; he decided to join the army.

I am not going to get into a whole health care debate in this blog because that is way too political.  This blog is about being a dad.  I will say this though, every man who is married and/or is a dad, has the responsibility to do what it takes to help his family.   That is a dad’s job.  If it takes joining the army to help pay for the hospital bills, so be it.

Bill Caudle is not only a husband hero to his wife and country; he is also a hero to his son and daughter. He is showing his children that sometimes a man has to do what a man has to do.  He is making the ultimate sacrifice for his family.

Bill Caudle, you get a real dad blog Dad Hero award. You make this dad and husband proud.

Read about more dad heroes here.

Growing up with a large family I learned a lot from my parents, especially my dad. There were good times and bad times. Bad times because my dad can be stubborn and I had a mouth that liked to talk back when it would have been best to keep it shut. There were a lot more good times. The good times make my dad a hero.

My dad is a hero because….

He brought:

• The importance of religion in my life.
• Me to all my traveling soccer games.
• Me to the doctor when I broke my nose for the fourth time.

He taught me:

• To work hard
• Education is important.
• Respect women.
• How to drive.
• To help people when they need help.

Gave me memories of:

• His nerdy laugh.
• Watching him try to jump when he couldn’t because he had polio twice when he was a child.
• Supporting me in my goals.

Most importantly, he showed me how to a good dad. Dad, you are my number one dad hero. All the rest of the dads I will blog about are great but will never compare to you. My goal is to be a dad hero to my kids like you are to me.

Look forward to future posts about dad heros.  There are a lot of us that good role models and heros to our kids.