WOO-HOO!!!!
Posted on 05/03/2006 3:30:00 PM PDT by SAMS
Yesterday our son called from Morehead, NC to let me know that the USS Austin had arrived in North Carolina!!
Well that is GREAT news.
Give him a big hug.
Tell him congrats on being home and to have fun during the reunion. Not too much fun, just enough.
Please thank him for us.
Thank your devil dog for us! And welcome home!!!
Great news! I love "vanity posts" like this!
Hug 'im for me, and thank him for his service!
Wonderful, wonderful news! Hug him close and tell him we love him and are proud.
Wonderful news!
Please thank him for his service.
Welcome home, shipmate!
Welcome home devil dog!
Congratulations! God bless him and you for sacrifices made!
Welcome home, HERO.
three cheers for you and you son!
This is great news, I hope he gets leave and enjoys the wonderful beach and weather. He earned it.
Congrats to you and your whole family for having a hero come home to you. You'll remember this happy day forever, I'm sure.
Then tell him some Marine jokes - like this one:
An Army Ranger was on vacation in the depths of Louisiana and he wanted a pair of genuine alligator shoes in the worst way, but was very reluctant to pay the high prices the local vendors were asking.
After becoming very frustrated with the "no haggle" attitude of one of the shopkeepers, the Ranger shouted, "maybe I'll just go out and get my own alligator so I can get a pair of shoes at a reasonable price!"
The vendor said, "By all means, be my guest. Maybe you will run into a couple of Marines who were in here earlier saying the same thing."
So the Ranger headed into the bayou that same day and a few hours later came upon two men standing waist deep in the water. He thought, "those must be the two Marines the guy in town was talking about." Just then, the Ranger saw a tremendously long gator swimming rapidly underwater towards one of the Marines.
Just as the gator was about to attack, the Marine grabbed its neck with both hands and strangled it to death with very little effort. Then both Marines dragged it on shore and flipped it on its back. Laying nearby were several more of the creatures.
One of the Marines then exclaimed, "Damn, this one doesn't have any shoes either!"
Semper Fi, baby!
Tell him "Welcome Home" from this sailor!
Very cool. You must be jumping up and down, and you should be. It feels good to read such stuff. If I were in that area I would the dude a drink. But I'm not. So, the next time I'm in a bar and see a guy in uniform, I'll ask the barkeep to send him a freebie, in honor of SAMS kid.
Hurrah!
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