Greg's (jumpmstr4u2) LAST letter from Iraq; He's coming home!!!

email from Greg (jmpmstr4u2) to his Mom, SoldiersPrayingMom | 1/1/2006 | jmpmstr4u2

[Swordmaker]

"We need to stay the course here in Iraq, and continue until they can finish, and take care of it themselves. I DO NOT WANT any other soldier in the distant future to have to come back because we left to early, or this will be for nothing. I hope and pray that Murtha and his cronies will listen to the cries of the dead heroes and all American men and women who have died freeing the people of Iraq, and allowing them freedom."

Here it is... Greg's last letter home from Iraq!!! He IS coming home!

Included is the story of how he got wounded in the IED explosion and its aftermath.

[Swordmaker]

Here is something to really make this a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

jmpmstr4u2 is coming home!!!

[Blood of Tyrants]

Welcome home, soldier. Lay your gun down and have a rest. You deserve it.

[StarCMC]

Believe it or not…They caught my “friend”.

Thank you God!!

A real knight huh?? That is AWESOME!!!

Ping Sarge

[StarCMC]

Believe it or not…They caught my “friend”.

Thank you God!!

A real knight huh?? That is AWESOME!!!

Ping Sarge

[Jemian]

What a way to start out the New Year. When he gets home hug and kiss him for me and thank him on my behalf for his service. I really appreciate the sacrifice he and you have made. Woo Hoo!

[kstewskis]

Awesome news!

A pending, big welcome home, SFC Parkinson!

Thank you for your kind, brave, and unselfish service!

[Landry Fan]

Awesome news!

[McGavin999]

Ah good, another one home safe. With any luck, we'll be seeing more and more of these stories in the coming year.

God bless them all.

[Criminal Number 18F]

I put in 27 years, and I never heard of the Golden Spurs. I am glad, though, to welcome Greg to the brotherhood of the CIB.

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F

[Marine_Uncle]

Words. What words does one apply to those such as this. Perhaps, the only way of saluting them is to say they serve with uncommon valor. And they serve with HONOR. May the good Lord bring these soldiers home shortly, back to our blessed shores, whole in body and in spirit.

[krunkygirl]

Wonderful news to start the new year!

[Prov3456]

Ditto what Jemian said: Give him a hug and kiss and a BIG THANK YOU on behalf of all of us.

Thank you, Swordmaker, for sharing him and his deployment with us.

[PGalt]

Thanks Swordmaker. Thanks Gregory Parkinson. Outstanding!

[Swordmaker]

While this is not Greg's presentation ceremony, it is the closest I can come to more info on the Gold Combat Spurs.

U.S. Army Col. Mike Murray, commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, awards gold spurs to Spokane, Wash. native Staff Sgt. Chris Haag of the Scout Platoon, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, as the Combat Order of the Spur is read during an awards ceremony held at Camp Prosperity in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 6, 2004. Gold spurs distinguish cavalry scouts from other cavalry Soldiers and are awarded to those troopers who have served honorably in a combat zone. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Susan German, 122nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

[skinkinthegrass]

Good to hear. :^)

[SmithL]

Great News, Indeed!

[Billthedrill]

Welcome HOME! This year's going to be a good one.

The thing about the hi-vis vests, though...lemme tellya how that sort of thing works out. You're going to be 98 years old and another old codger is gonna wheelchair up to you and hit you in the face with a cream pie, and you're going to know why he did it the moment he does it. That kind of grudge lasts a looooong time...

;-)