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Just returned from sunny Keys to cold and snow...ugh....Stayed basically news and FR impaired except for a daily couple minute "check in" and have spent the first 1/2 hour at home reading about our wonderful president's Thanksgiving surprise on the various threads...I just posted below what I wrote on one of those about my experience today with many young men and women returning home today for a 15 day furlough. What special folks....

Flew into Dayton via Atlanta a while ago. Many young soldiers are coming home for a 15 day furlough. Actually three on our plane...(many more in Atlanta making other connections and were spending time on the payphones talking to friends and loved ones....I wanted to do something like maybe lend someone my cellphone but didn't want to interrupt them) They looked so young, sweet and excited. Those on our plane were greeted in Dayton with a big ovation...it was apparantly arranged that immediate family could meet them as they debarked the plane rather than waiting to get past the security thing....There were tears everywhere and lots of kudos for these fine folks... The poor families...they just wanted to hug their "babies" but strangers kept coming up to shake their hands...I'm so glad to have experienced this today....it makes me proud to be an American...

P.S. Hope you all are having a wonderful holiday weekend.