home finally

[andy see]

Well all i am finally home from Iraq, hopefully for the last time. it feels great to drive my truck again. While i was gone i started to look at an 08 f250 superduty diesel and kinda fell in love. the Iraqi police have them over there and they are the 06 07 model. henewer ones are even better so i was thinkin of buying one. well we'll see. glad to back on the site also.

 

[Robert Thomas]

Glad your back safe. Thanks for your service.:banana::banana:

 

[Bud Williams]

Welcome Home,

Thanks for your service to our country.

Bud

 

[David Ponder]

Welcome Back.. Thanks for keeping us free.

 

[Kevin Palmer]

Welcome back...

 

[Chris Castineira]

Thanks for your service. I do too love the Super Duty, man I would love to stack exhaust one out.

CHRIS

 

[gary s]

welcome home and a BIG THANK YOU

 

[Gerald Pierce]

Welcome home Doc, thanks for your service and for taking care of our shipmates!!!

 

[Mike Dziubina]

thanks for your service man and welcome home. (i'm going to a diesel soon) SHHH.

 

[Rodger Tellefson]

Welcome home, and so glad you are safe - so far. Thank you for your unselfish service to our country.

 

[EddieS'04]

Thanks very much for your service and "Welcome back to the world"...

 

[TrainTrac]

Welcome home, Doc. Glad you made it back safe. Thanks for taking care of our Shipmates and Marines.

 

[Chris Taylor]

Welcome home! And thanks for your service!

 

[Ray McIntireJr]

Your service to our country is very much appreciated. Thank You and welcome home.

 

[Les]

Welcome back & Thanks for you service...

 

[gregory andonian]

Glad you're back and safe..Thanks for serving, fiance's oldest is in the Navy.

 

[Bill V]

OK, I have to ask--and I apologize for hijacking the thread, but the responses so far lead directly to my question:



When those of you who are military come back from an overseas tour, do you ever get tired of the responses like these? Don't get me wrong--I, too, am appreciative. And responses like these are far better than the response many military people received coming back from, say, Vietnam. But I have to think it gets old. Does it?



I keep hearing radio ads for places who are trying to help returning soldiers with minor thins like dealing with responses like this, or with kids who ask if they had to shoot anybody; or with major things like spouses who are wondering why they're more distant, or PTSD, etc. I realize that most appreciate the responses like this--but for how many are they more bad than good?

 

[George Berta]

Glad you have returned safely and thanks for keeping the USA safe.

 

[andy see]

bill v, no the responses help with the returning home. most young men get the feeling towards the end of a deployment that what they did went unappreciated, so when they get home all they want to do drink and forget all about it. the responses are a way for americans to let those who serve know what the have done, weather it be pump gas the whole time or those who are the shooters and so called door kickers know what it all counts towards a bigger picture. I am actually a corpsman (medic) for a grunt marine unit, most guys who are over there now are the ones who will prep the place for turn over to the iraqi army and police. there arent so many gun battles anymore, more logistical and facilities improvements going on now. the place really has changed alot. i am able to take off my kevlar helmet and give kids candy or look at a wounded iraqi and not worry so much about being shot. It is still a dangerous place with the IEDs and suicide bombers so, i will definetly not miss the place. to all who responded thank you and i appreciate all the support we recieve from.

 

[Bill V]

Thanks for the feedback--I truly appreciate it!



And like everyone else said, Welcome home!!!