TSgt Royston Wilson, TSgt Rosanna Wilson and their daughter.

My son and his wife are both in the Air Force.

They left Abilene, Texas in May 2009 to go to their new base in Florida and left behind a son, daughter and a Mom.

Royston and Rosanna are both being deployed overseas. He is going to Afghanistan and she is going to Iraq. They will be there for a year. They have two children here in Abilene, Texas, and I will be taking care of them while they are away. . We are really proud of them but will miss the so much.

I just want my son and his wife to come back safe. We do appreciate what our military guys are doing for our country to keep us safe over here. God Bless them.

- Martha Brasher

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Lindsay Sprick overcame a big obstacle on her way to self confidence.

Have you heard about the Morning Sunshine Contest!?

Robin's new book "Morning Sunshine: How to Radiate Confidence and Feel It Too," is coming out on September 10. In it, she shares tips on how to cultivate confidence in yourself and encourage it in others.

To celebrate the release of the book, each week, we'll ask "Morning Express" viewers to share their confidence-boosting tips through iReport and e-mail.

This week we are asking: What is the biggest obstacle you have faced (or overcome) on your road to self confidence?

Today's winner is iReporter Lindsay Sprick.

Lindsay says that she grew up fast when she was diagnosed with an auto-immune skin disease at age 11 that left 80% of her skin looking dry and cracked like a desert.

She faced a lot of ridicule from her school classmates, but says that she learned to smile in the face of pain, and to keep up her confidence.

She says, "You can’t let people make you feel bad for things you can’t control. Be proud of who you are and who you want to be! Love yourself and you’ll see that happiness is just around the corner."

Tell us! What is the biggest obstacle you have faced (or overcome) on your road to self confidence? Share your answer via iReport or email.

Royston Wilson is serving in Afghanistan while his wife, Rosanna Wilson, is serving in Iraq.

My son, TSgt Royston Wilson, and his wife, TSgt Rosanna Wilson, are both in the Air Force. They left Abilene, Texas in May 2009 to go to their new base in Florida and left behind a son, daughter and a mom.

Royston and Rosanna are both deployed overseas. He is in Afghanistan and she is in Iraq. They will be there for a year. They have two children here in Abilene, Texas and I will be taking care of them while they are away. We are really proud of them but will miss the so much.

I just want my son and his wife to come back safe. We do appreciate what our military guys are doing for our country to keep us safe over here. God bless them.

- Martha Brasher

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SGT Joseph Merritt is a Human Resource Specialist with the 2nd Battalion 10th Group Special Forces.

Hi, my name is Shaune Merritt. I'm sending a salute out to my wonderful and amazing husband SGT Joseph Merritt. He is currently overseas fighting in the Iraqi Freedom War. He is stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado.

SGT Merritt is a Human Resource Specialist with the 2nd Battalion 10th Group Special Forces. You are very missed and thought of every second of the day. You’re doing a wonderful thing serving your country and your family. We truly appreciate it all.

On October 8th, we will be celebrating our one year anniversary and that stinks that you wouldn’t be here to celebrate it. But I love you and miss you very much and can’t wait for you to come home. Your babies miss their daddy and can’t wait to come home and give you kisses. You’re an amazing husband and son and I couldn’t ask for anything better.

Iraq might have you but we have your heart. Don’t let your guard down and come home safe.

- Shaune Merritt (and Carla Kennedy, his mother)

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Julie Schleppegrell is a soldier and a mother and is looking at a life of Army service.

In August of 2006, Julie Schleppegrell set off from Minnesota for basic training. After basic training and AIT, the family was reunited at Fort Bragg, NC where they still reside.

It wasn't long after the reunion that her company was scheduled to deploy. Julie did a 15-month tour in Iraq and the time away was very hard on her and our family. There is an amazing strength in military families. We all pull together in the hard times. Everyone in our family puts in their fair share.

Julie has returned and is now a Specialist (E-4) Active Duty with the 18th ABN Corp. She is looking at a life of Army service.

She is an exceptional mother, attending school functions and bringing the children to special events put on by Child and Youth Services (CYS),  Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR), and Army Community Service (ACS) here on Fort Bragg.

- William Cody Schleppegrell

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Sgt. Jonathon Nelson is returning from his third deployment to Iraq with the marines.

We are so PROUD of our son, SGT Jonathon S Nelson. He is a helicopter mechanic and is returning home from his third deployment to Iraq with the marines.

He left us as a 19-year-old boy and has become an amazing 24-year-old man. He has completed his five-year enlistment and will be discharged on August 22, 2009. He has decided to return to college.

We will see each other in December as school starts two days following discharge and he is staying in San Diego (we live in Wisconsin).

We love you and THANK YOU, Jonathon, for GIVING to your country. We pray every day for the safe return of all our military. God Bless America.

- Joan Nelson

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Lcpl. David Dlugosielski celebrates his 24th birthday on September 9th, 2009.

Lcpl. David Dlugosielski, 2/8 echo (marines), based in Afghanistan (Helmand Valley) since May 2009, is celebrating his 24th Birthday on September 9th! We want to wish him a HAPPY BIRTHDAY and a safe return. He is originally from Macomb, Michigan.

David, you have been through it all... now let's get through the rest!! WE ALL LOVE YOU and miss you madly!

- Judy Dlugosielski

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Me and my fiancé are both in the U.S. Navy both stationed at NAS Kingsville, Texas. Jeremy Stack is a Corpsman 2nd Class and I am Brenda Acevedo, a Engineman 3rd Class. I will be getting out of the military one month before our wedding that will take place in January 2010 and Jeremy will continue his medical career, while I finish school (thanks to the G.I. Bill).

I am writing because Corpsman have a high rate of deployment. In fact, he is on the deployment list for his clinic as we speak. When he does go overseas, (hopefully later than sooner) I just want to tell him I love him and wait for him with open arms.

In 2005, he went to Iraq where he received a purple heart for injuries due to an IED explosion, but he is okay now. I am very proud of you Honey Bunny. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you!

HM2 (FMF) Jeremy Stack is a very loving caring person who is extremely inquisitive. I love his enthusiasm for all things. He has great morale, and I see his importance within the military and his positive persona. – Brenda Acevedo

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News Correspondent Richard Lui

The debate over health care reform could be heading in a new direction. Democrats are considering going at it alone. That would mean trying to pass it without Republican support.

Caution: Relations between Dems and the GOP could get toxic.

Democrats want to use a process called reconciliation. It would only require 51 votes in the Senate to get a health care bill passed. Normally, a bill would require 60 votes to be passed. Also, with the reconciliation process, only 20 hours of debate would be allowed, no filibuster would be allowed, stamping out opposition debate.

Some Republicans might call the use of this process an underhanded move, and suggest that their efforts to hammer out a bipartisan solution unappreciated. Some Democrats would say their efforts to discuss major issues, even the public health plan option, are going unappreciated.

This is not the first time the reconciliation move has been discussed. President George W. Bush used it for major tax cuts. President Bill Clinton rejected reconciliation when he was trying to get his health care bill passed.

During the congressional break, bipartisan debate continues fervently in town halls across the country and in DC on health care. Democrats are trying to appease conservative members of their party to stay on board with the President, while wooing moderate Republicans.

What do you think of reconciliation? Smart move or the wrong move? Let us know what you think about the ongoing fight over health care right here, and we’ll share your comments later on Morning Express with Robin Meade.

Sports Anchor Rafer Weigel

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me four times? Put a bag on my head.

Brett, we actually thought you were retiring. And we were kind of excited.

I’m not mad or annoyed with Brett Favre. I’m mad at myself—mad because I believed him. I thought he could change. I believed him the first time he walked away only to see him go back to his old ways. Then just a month ago he SWORE he was done with football. Now we find out it was all just a charade! That secretly behind our backs he was flirting with another team and now the two have run off together to … Minnesota!

Let me put this in perspective—the Vikings are the Green Bay Packers biggest rival. After Packer fans canonized Favre putting him on par with the Pope to have him go and now play with their neighbors to the north is like a guy divorcing his wife then marrying her sister—a sister she hates and won’t speak to.

So why would Favre risk tarnishing his legacy like this? It’s either out of spite for his former team or out of a pathological inability to walk away. His relationship with the game has taken the tone of a crack-head not being able to put down the pipe.

But the Vikings are the enablers here. They keep dangling the carrot like some depraved dealer making it hard for him to say no. And they risk having a big crash to reality as well. They are risking their team’s chemistry and dividing their locker room over a guy who’s aged body probably won’t last the whole season.

To be fair, the Vikings are a better team RIGHT NOW with Favre on their roster, but I don’t believe the honeymoon will last. Favre just had surgery. It’s highly unlikely his 39 year-old frame and repaired arm will last 17 games and into the playoffs.

The second he breaks down, the land of 10,000 lakes will be the land of 10,001 - one being filled with the tears of fans.

Because with this signing comes inflated expectations of a Super Bowl. The Vikings have never won one and they now expect Favre to lead them there. It’s all or nothing on this one baby. They are all in on Number Four.

It’s a story that all has the makings of a disastrous finish or very possibly the greatest age-defying miracle in sports since Roy Hobbs. Let’s not be totally negative here. But, one thing’s for sure, it’s a story we’re going to watch. Since I have been watching since season one let me give you a little background if you’re just joining us.

Don’t believe anything this Favre character says.