OT Son in law home from Iraq!!!!!!
 

He is in the National guard, they come in tomorrow morning. Right now they are at Camp Atterbury for their demobization,m whatever that is. They got married in June and he left in October, so they are still newlyweds. I guess I'll get a quick hug and kiss tomorrow then see them both in about 3 days;)

I'm so happy for you and DD, Doydie.<jumping up and down:D >

My SSon and his SO, Dawn, are still over there. He is semi safe, in Kuait, but she (in Army) is right in the middle of things, in Iraq. I worry about them constantly. It's just not a safe place to be.:eek:

Enjoy your time (however short:p ) with them and then a big sigh of relief....He's home....WooHoo!

I will continue to pray for all of them over there. My son in law is one of three in their group that will get a purple heart. It wasn't a serious injury. I'm glad he was in the guard and his stint was short. Do you get to talk to your son and his SO?

awesome doydie!!

and my prayers are continous for those still there. our military everywhere. i have a cousin on his second duty.

Doydie,

I'm very happy for you and your daughter!! :)

Thanks Doydie and all, they need all the prayers we've got.:)

Yes, I hear from Son Chris. He calls and we also keep in touch by E-Mail. I don't have a way yet to reach Dawn, but getting her e-mail add. soon. I would really feel better, if I heard from her.

Hugs,

I am so glad to hear your loved ones made it home safely....my son came home from Iraq last sept and I could breathe again!
I had the hardest year of my life but I fear the experience has changed him forever and that makes me so sad. He is withdrawn from us and I still miss my son.
Anyway I wanted to let those of you that don't know about know about Motomail! Go to motomail.com and put in your military person's info and then you can write them online and it will be hand delivered to them within 24 hours. I was thrilled to find it...I was able to keep him updated daily with very little time...no stamps and its free for anyone stationed in Iraq! He is in marines reserves and has 3 years left to serve!

Aww, Junie, I'm so sorry to hear that the war has changed your Son. Could he be suffering from PTSD? I hope he is seeing someone about this, for his sake and yours.:(

Thank you for the link to Motomail, I didn't know that it existed. I will look into that right away.:)

I do hope your Son feels better soon. That is an awful thing to put our children through. It's not what we had envisioned, when we were raising them to be men and women.:eek:

Hugs,

I was so glad to hear Dan talk of nothing but Iraq today at lunch. They weren't really bad things, just talking. I guess the worst thing was that my daughter bought their first house right before he came home. Apartment lease was running out, she couldn't wait. They can only afford a starter home, but she was very proud of what she got and how she had started to fix it up. He was disappointed, thought it would be bigger. The went from a nice apartment with large bedroom and closets to a small old starter home which as you all know, have small closets. So that was a downer.

He will get used to it. One of her main concerns was that it would have a fenced in yard for their dog. So they will all enjoy that. And it has a wonderful large screened in front porch with a porch swing.

So glad that he's back safe and sound. I pray for all of them over there.

I am glad to hear that your son-In-law Is home. I only hope that he didn't see to much of the bad things while there. Life In Iraq can play on your emotions after returning home. He may experience every emotion known to man.

Please give him many thanks for me.

Thank you Lord for bringing him home safely!!! What a relief for you Doydie and family. Now we'll continue praying for the rest of them still there fighting for our freedom!

As an expat living in the UK I can't help but wonder what the 'mood' is like in the States over this war. Do you think the Republicans will pay a price for it in the upcoming elections? I know here in the UK Blair is treated with such contempt by the press and the people here just want the Brits OUT of Afganistan and Iraq - they're not OUR wars, what the blippin heck are we doing there????????

Grrrrrrr......don't get me started on that one..:mad:..$@#$%

I am so thrilled for your family. I know the excitement of waiting for a loved one to come home. Your heart feels so full. A big "Thank You" to him and all of his loved ones who waited for him to return.
Jean

Well today was his first real day home. He went out and bought a Jeep!!!!!!!! The whole transportation system needs prayers now that he has been released with a jeep on our roads. Yikes.

That's funny. When my husband came home from his first deployment in Iraq about 3 years ago, he bought himself a new laptop computer two days after he got home and we bought a new house, a new television, and all new appliances within a month. All that tax free money I saved while he was gone was spent right away!

I am impressed that your daughter bought a house on her own. Buying a house is so complicated and so stressful! All of those contracts and inspectors, plus moving. Geez!
Take care,
Jean

Hi Junie,
I am so sorry your son Is "withdrawn" from your family. I've been there a few times and I understand exactly what he Is going through. I am no expert PTSD, but If he has PTSD please have him talk to a counselor. Maybe he doesn't know how to express himself. Iraq changed me a lot. I was withdrawn from my family when i got home, but I realized that I had that problem and worked hard to get over It. I don't think anyone really ever gets over things they may have seen while at war. Please, please keep talking to him and just keep letting him know that you care. If he doesn't want to talk to family maybe someone that has been there will be a big help. I know you love your son very much, just let him know that If or when he wants to talk that you are there for him.

If you would like for me to just talk to him about things I would be more than happy to. Please give him my thanks for serving our country.