My b-i-l is back from Iraq...

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My b-i-l is back from Iraq...

#1 Post by otherindigo » Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:26 pm

He's finished with his year stint. We don't know when and if he will be going back. I guess it's whenever they say so.

ION, my brother should be headed back to the States sometime today or tomorrow. After all is said and done, he may make it back here by this weekend, which would be super cool.

My niece Madison is sooooo happy to see her daddy. She said in her 5 year old voice, "Daddy, I'm so glad you're home. I've been praying for you every night. Right Mommy?"

I teared up. That's my "Chicken Nugget Gurrrrlll friend", my "baby girl". She's soooo sweet.
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#2 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:08 pm

Hooray!
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#3 Post by Ritterskoop » Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:44 pm

That's good news.
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#4 Post by peacock2121 » Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:58 am

Wonderful news!
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#5 Post by dimmzy » Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:48 am

Glad he's home safe and sound.

Does he have any (voiced) opinions about what's going on there in Iraq?
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#6 Post by christie1111 » Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:08 am

Awesome. Good news, for sure!
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#7 Post by nitrah55 » Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:16 am

Glad to hear this.
I am about 25% sure of this.
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#8 Post by hermillion » Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:44 am

What great news! And, your "baby girl" sounds precious.
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#9 Post by BackInTex » Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:45 am

Great news!
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#10 Post by dodgersteve182 » Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:18 am

Give him a big hug from all of us here! :D
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#11 Post by otherindigo » Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:08 pm

Thanks guys.
Does he have any (voiced) opinions about what's going on there in Iraq?
I haven't really asked him. I know my brother and he worked constantly, long hours, pretty much every day of the week. They are both civilians so they made some pretty amounts of money. No one knows right now if and when they will be going back.

I'll get to talk to him more Sunday. I'll see what he says.
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#12 Post by SportsFan68 » Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:05 pm

This is wonderful, wonderful news. I'm very happy for you.

I still remember exactly how I felt watching my big brother get off that plane home from Vietnam -- smiling. Thin, pasty, bad skin, horrific haircut, a bit of a haunted look -- but smiling.
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