[M0sby]

"Give your husband my best. You must be bursting with pride."

He is home these days and retiring soon.

I have one picture, of all of us the day he came home.
(this is 3 years ago)
We had put in a HUGE flag pole as a welcome home present.
And there hung the US Flag and the USMC Flag...and red white and blue lights...
And hubby in his digital cammies...well...yep..."bursting" is about the right word...

[beckysueb]

When my stepson and nephew came home from Iraq 2 years ago, they had a huge gathering at the National Gaurd Armory to welcome them home. Most of the town showed up. The radio station was broadcasting from there that day. The troops came home on a really nice bus from Nashville.

When they got to the county line, the entire police force was there to welcome them and escorted them back home. Cars had pulled over on the 4lane bumper to bumper with their occupants lining the road cheering. They passed the school complex on the way and the schools were let out while they passed so the students could cheer.

When the bus became visible from the Armory, the whole place erupted in cheers and it went on till they pulled up in front of the Armory. One of the soldiers remarked that when they saw all the police and people at the county line, they thought their had been a bad car accident and when they saw all the people cheering, he said "Holy cow! Thats for us!"

It was a really memorable day. We are really proud of our guys and gals here. Its funny the MSM never shows this kind of support for our troops. They are too busy covering the likes of Shehag, I suppose. If they ever did cover these patriotic gatherings, I bet it wouldn't take long for patriotism to return to America.