[Sca-cooks] Homecoming

[Anne]

Thank you all for your kind sentiments ... it was a *wonderful*
homecoming!  Of course, there was a drum and brass band, mounted
horsemen accompanying the color guard since he's with 1st Cav, a
couple hundred balloons, and the air was charged with extreme
excitement -- but the most impressive moment was after the busses had
unloaded, and pulled away -- the unit was lined up in formation in the
street in their desert cammies!  You knew it was coming, but it was
*such* a magnificent sight, goosebumps were in abundance!  After the
obligatory speeches, the crowd broke up into a swirling rush of people
as everyone frantically searched for his or her soldier ... tears,
laughter, much love ... followed by (OFC) dinner at a lovely little
mexican cantina, that makes marvelous enchiladas, fajitas, tamales,
taquitoes, tacos, and other stuff I didn't recognize but was quite
tasty.   :)

This brings home very clearly to me, that no matter how *I* feel about
the war, or the current administration, that these kids -- many of
them -- made the decision to defend their country after 9-11, and they
do their jobs with a sense of pride and honor, doing what they feel is
right.  And I am proud of them for giving of themselves so unselfishly
....

Be well,
Anne


On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 18:59:35 -0700, Sue Clemenger <mooncat at in-tch.com> wrote:
> Wahoo! Welcome home to your soldier!
> -maire, always glad to see folks make it home safely....
> 
> Anne wrote:
> 
> > Hello to all ... just had to share this *very* exciting news:  after
> > 374 days in beautiful downtown Baghdad, my son-in-law arrives home
> > tonight!  There's going to be celebrating tonight, you betcha.   ;)
> >
> > Anne
> >
> 
> 


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