My (step)grandson (marine) just got back yesterday from a tour of duty in Iraq, and got to meet his 9 week old daughter for the first time!
He wanted to be last off the plane, but because of his wife and mother, a policeman entered the plane and asked for my grandson to stand up. The officer then read off my grandson’s accomplishments in Iraq, as well as those of his dog, Dax, who saved his life.
When my grandson was finally able to leave the plane, he was given a police escort, as well as an escort by the Patriot Riders, into town, and there were several media affiliates to record it all.
He will be in Pendelton for at least a year, where he will train his new dog, and then he will go back to Iraq.
I wish I could have been there!
Congratulations! This is not the same grandson as the other grandson, is it? Isn’t the other one in the Army?
That’s Fantastic!
*HUG*
well, i'm back from an extended "off forum" stay again. more sickness in the family (at age 60, i'm the healthiest of the adults in the family right now.) that required my "presence".
Salute! It’s always nice to hear about this kind of stuff...
That’s great!
That’s wonderful Face!
Did they take pictures?
Don't know how I missed seeing that when you first posted it, but...WOW! That'd be an event worth having in the family video library. Whatever the case, though, make sure that little girl grows up with an understanding of who her Daddy is.
I just hope he didn't have to go straight from the airport to the Camp Pendleton fire line. Things were hot and heavy out there, for awhile this week. Of course, that might have made it a miserable trip for you, even if you had been able to be there. All that smoke and ash in the air has been making breathing very unpleasant for many people; even those without respiratory issues.