She will be be posting the story behind the photo in a short while.
The heartwarming photo shows none other than Wanda, our freeper cruise travel agent, welcoming home her Navy son, Jon, from Iraq.
The setting is Twenty Nine Palms, California.....the port on the day he and his Marine unit arrived home.
Jon is U.S. Navy, but he is a Hospital Corpsman stationed with the Marines. The Marines do not have their own medical personnel. They use Navy medics.
Jon was initially stationed on the base at Al Asan (just southwest of Baghdad). He was assigned to the Marines February 7. He and his unit were deployed in and out of their base, including being sent to Fallujah.
He's been in the Navy for a little over two years and has about three years left. Now stateside, he's returning to his regular duty station at the Marine Logistics base at Barstow until February. Then he will be with MAG39 at Camp Pendleton.
Wandsa is our very special freeper cruise mermaid. She works closely every year with me (Bahama Mama) on all the trips. We always have so much fun and smooth-sailing on these cruises, much of it attributable to this wonderful lady.
We join with Wanda in welcoming home her brave (and good-lookin') son. They are part of our freeper extended family. We salute them both for their service and sacrifices for our country, each in his and her special way.
WELCOME HOME FROM IRAQ, JON
Leni
Wanda and Jon here
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1235367/posts?page=315#315
Welcome home, Jon! Thank you very much!!