Together again

Yeah!!! Vince and I are spending the week together while he outprocesses here in Illinois. I'm following him around the base while he does things like clean his weapons. He never fired them, but the revolver sure got dusty being carried around ;-)

The arrival information is still good.

Sat. Aug 30, 3:10 pm

LOVE FIELD!!!

In the U.S.A.!!!!!

He called at 1 a.m. to say he had landed in Baltimore! Yeah!!!!! A group of 15 to 20 people from a local organization meet every plane carrying returning troops. They take pictures, have posters and cheer. Vince was very moved and had a chance to talk with several of the folks there about what they do. He mentioned how all the Iraqis he had worked with were so appreciative of U.S. efforts there. They said they hear the same thing from all the soldiers returning. We don't get that report here!

All is still on for Aug 30^th!! I leave tomorrow to join him for the next week!! Hooray!!!

Arrival info

August 30
3:10 pm
Love Field

There's a slight possibility this could change, but right now it looks good.

Almost home

Vince has moved out of his trailer and office. He's within a week or ten days of leaving Baghdad. He still does not have a reserved seat from the middle east to the United States.

He has many stories he has never had time to blog. Maybe when he gets stateside he'll have time to share some of them. He's seen a side of our effort in Iraq that most of us don't hear about: construction, progress, and the enthusiasm and pride of the Iraqi people.