I Am Back!

As most of you know by now, I am back on U.S. soil. I can not tell you how happy I am to be back; however, I will not be completely relieved until everyone from my Task Force returns safely from Iraq. You see, I returned a few weeks early as the Officer In Charge (OIC) of the Advance Party (ADVON). Basically, the ADVON plans for the return of the main body and outprocessing. There is so much I want to type, but I get exhausted everytime I try to start. Be that as it may, I decided to start another entry onto this blog and update the entry until I feel I have "expressed" myself enough on this topic.

A FATHER REUNITED WITH HIS KIDS
This was a million dollar momment. Hannash and I decided not to have the kids attend the brief Welcome Home ceremony at Fort Stewart's Cottrel Field, because it was very early in the morning (4 AM) and no one was really sure when we would arrive. It would have been difficult to manage two kids on a chilly night for several hours waiting for me to come home. Instead, my sister Leigh Ann kept the kids in Saint Marys and I would meet them there. Hannash also decided not to tell the kids I was returning early from Iraq; so, Alexandra and Joshua had no idea I was coming home. After a couple of days of medical review, Hannash and I drove to Saint Marys to meet this kids. The picture tells the rest of the story.