It's a very good year!

[dave thompson]

Prosit!

[Louis]

Enjoy it !

[dave thompson]

Enjoy it !
I will, doubly! The kid called this AM from March AFB after a very long flight from Kuwait to Amsterdam to California. He said the night air smells so good.

[gdw]

Congratulations. What a great way to start the weekend.

[Ken Robb]

how long will he be at March? I'm teaching a driving school next weekend at California Speedway and could give/get him some rides around the track.

[dave thompson]

how long will he be at March? I'm teaching a driving school next weekend at California Speedway and could give/get him some rides around the track.
Thanks for the offer! March was only a landing place for the 2 jumbos full of his unit. From March they convoyed to 29 Palms where he is based.

[Louis]

Dave, how easy is the adjustment when they return stateside? Talk about a change of environment, after being in Iraq and being in a very nasty war, to come back to the US, where life is just puttering along. Must feel very strange and require some sort of change of mental gears...

Louis

[djg]

Glad he's back safe. L'chayim.

[Dekonick]

Good to hear he is home. Thank him for protecting us!

[Erik.Lazdins]

Good to hear he's coming home. I was very happy to read this post.

Thank you - Erik

[dave thompson]

Flys halfway around the world in a crowded airplane for day and a half, gets stateside at 2AM, then promptly calls home!

[dave thompson]

Dave, how easy is the adjustment when they return stateside? Talk about a change of environment, after being in Iraq and being in a very nasty war, to come back to the US, where life is just puttering along. Must feel very strange and require some sort of change of mental gears...

Louis
For some, easy. For others not. They have about a weeks worth of coming-back-to-the-world classes and lectures before they leave Kuwait to prepare them for their return. They have to re-learn many things; driving manners, appropriate language, how to relax, how to sleep soundly. In the Marines they trust their lives to their buddys, not so in the civilian world.

I anxious to see how this tour has affected him, he lost some close friends.

[vaxn8r]

Dave, I'm very happy for you and your family.

[RABikes2]

Dave,
Good to hear your son is back in the U.S. safe and sound. A great day for you and your family. Tell him thanks!
RA

[RABikes2]

How long will it be until you get to see him, Dave? Hope it's soon!
RA

[davids]

Dave,

I'm so glad to hear he's home, and safe. It breaks my heart to hear about his friends. Please give him my thanks for his service, and my condolences for his losses.

[znfdl]

Dave:

Mazel Tov on your son being back home.

[texbike]

Dave,

Congratulations on a safe return for your son. I wish him all of the health, happiness and beautiful American women that he can handle! ;)

Texbike

[RichMc]

Good on you Dave! Smoke a Cuban with that wine.

[inGobwetrust]

Too bad he couldn't have stayed in Amsterdam for a few days..... ;) Glad he's home though. Sleep easy, Dave.

[Chad Engle]

Please tell your son welcome home, God Bless and Thanks for serving.