[ohioWfan]

PING!

[xsmommy]

did you mail the guitar???

[MeekOneGOP]

[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

Thanks for the update. You must be bursting with pride. Thankyou for doing such a great job of raising your son.

[LBGA]

What a wonderful tribute to your son, and all who serve. I know I have told you to thank him for serving before, but please thank him again for me, and know that I am sending hugs and prayers your way.

You might get a kick out of a request my son made to me while he was in Afghanistan earlier this year. I have an AOL account so my children will have email addresses. My son, who is now truly a man after serving in a war zone as well, called and asked me to take off the parental controls of his AOL account. He didn't receive a letter telling him something he ordered on the net for his girlfriend at Christmas was not available. I had allowed only certain email addresses to reach him. I guess he is not my baby anymore. ;-)

[radu]

I well remember "meeting" Eric last year at the Canteen. There's no way to forget such a fine young man. :-)

I've been following the situation in Iraq like a hawk and praying for the safety of our fighting men and women over there. I'll most definitely add Eric, by name, to those prayers for his safe return home. And I'll add your name to my prayers for some peace of mind during this time. I know this can't be easy.