Stepson home safe from Afghanistan

trumpetguy · August 29, 2009, 08:33:26 PM

Just a quick note to let you folks know that my stepson (USMC) is home safe from his deployment in Afghanistan for the last seven months. He arrived about two hours ago in California, and has been reunited with his wife and son. His mom and I are VERY relieved for now --- he'll return eventually.

He did two tours in Iraq (including the initial invasion and Fallujah) and now has done one tour in Afghanistan.

ver4 · August 29, 2009, 09:10:45 PM

Good to hear.

yamahonkawazuki · August 29, 2009, 09:28:01 PM

Quote from: trumpetguy on August 29, 2009, 08:33:26 PM
Just a quick note to let you folks know that my stepson (USMC) is home safe from his deployment in Afghanistan for the last seven months. He arrived about two hours ago in California, and has been reunited with his wife and son. His mom and I are VERY relieved for now --- he'll return eventually.

He did two tours in Iraq (including the initial invasion and Fallujah) and now has done one tour in Afghanistan.

EXCELLENT my friend. let him know i thank him for his service. and if hes ever my way. drinks are on me

trumpetguy · August 29, 2009, 10:07:01 PM

I will do that, Yama. Thanks!

PuddleJumper · August 30, 2009, 05:23:29 AM

Tell him welcome back and thanks for his service and sacrifice.

My brother is a former marine, he was in the first war over there. It's always good to know

when your loved ones are safe.

The Buddha · August 30, 2009, 08:06:35 AM

Yes sir, that should be so heart warming for you.
Somehow gstwinners seem like a lot younger than having kids that go to wars ... but of course GSJack shatters that stereo type good.
Cool.
Buddha.

Toogoofy317 · August 31, 2009, 05:57:33 AM

Thanks, and tell him welcome home! Just started a thread about our troops and our families!

BTW Coke is on me if he comes to O-town! (yeah I don't drink)

Mary

pandy · September 02, 2009, 01:08:22 PM

VERY glad to hear he's home safe!

A zillion thanks to him for serving his country!!!

frankieG · September 07, 2009, 11:31:29 AM

that is good news, i did iraq x2 and afgh once so i know what it is like. my family was always beside themselves when i was over there.

yamahonkawazuki · September 07, 2009, 05:10:54 PM

Indeed frankie,

, even though you are a crazy ass liberal, i still owe you a drink for that

, and one day ill do just that. , honor my promise

jserio · September 07, 2009, 09:45:49 PM

congrats. and many thanks to him and the rest of our service members.

yamahonkawazuki · September 07, 2009, 10:14:53 PM

Quote from: jserio on September 07, 2009, 09:45:49 PM
congrats. and many thanks to him and the rest of our service members.

Indeed, i think htey are nowhere near thanked NOR paid near enough for this. they sign up knowing good and well hte Commander in chief can order them into harms way, and they very wel could die. yet they go in anyways. , that deserves a HUGE thank you. the only ones i dont respect are the oens that lie about it. ( thank god ive only met a few of them)

birdman561 · September 10, 2009, 06:12:14 AM

I dont know how soldiers or parents can deal with this stuff.

Glad he's home.

Thats all I can say.

yamahonkawazuki · September 10, 2009, 08:36:56 PM

Quote from: birdman561 on September 10, 2009, 06:12:14 AM
I dont know how soldiers or parents can deal with this stuff.

Glad he's home.

Thats all I can say.

it is or can be stressful. im a brother of, and a son of as well, of veterans. father during nam, in AF. brother in navy, other bro in 101st. so a tad apprehensive sometimes enough to make one almost

( also makes one pray alot

trumpetguy · September 10, 2009, 10:01:22 PM

Quote from: birdman561 on September 10, 2009, 06:12:14 AM
I dont know how soldiers or parents can deal with this stuff.

Glad he's home.

Thats all I can say.

Thanks birdman

I'm ready for them all to be home. There's nothing more that we can do (IMHO) that we have not done in EIGHT YEARS of being there. It's time to let them F*ck Up their own country again. If they harbor terrorists again, we bomb them back to the Stone Age. Every time. It's not worth losing any more troops over. I'm very disappointed that Obama believes Afghanistan is somehow different than Iraq or even Viet Nam. Have we learned NOTHING?

My opinion.

yamahonkawazuki · September 11, 2009, 12:03:53 AM

Well its obamas war now. lets see what hell do wiht it. i HOPE he doesnt let happen what another pres did. that being said, i dislike war, which kinda blows the non liberal thoughts of em. im not nor have i ever been a warmonger/liker. war sucks ass. would be nice if we OR anybody, EVER err NEVER had to fire a shot in ager EVER again. would be so EFFIN sweet. somehow tho i see that not happening in my lifetime. PPL have been fighting since hteir creation. which sucks.

Cal Price · September 11, 2009, 01:14:38 AM

I am sure you and the rest of his family will treat him right and i hope he enjoys himself.

Experiences like he has had can give you a sense of your own mortality and the value of life, don't waste a moment of it.

spc · September 11, 2009, 01:28:31 AM

Quote from: trumpetguy on September 10, 2009, 10:01:22 PM
I'm ready for them all to be home. There's nothing more that we can do (IMHO) that we have not done in EIGHT YEARS of being there. It's time to let them F*ck Up their own country again. If they harbor terrorists again, we bomb them back to the Stone Age. Every time. It's not worth losing any more troops over. I'm very disappointed that Obama believes Afghanistan is somehow different than Iraq or even Viet Nam. Have we learned NOTHING?

My opinion.

TG, we may disagree on a LOT, but I'm right there with you on this one. Sadly, I think this one is going to go the distance and last longer than Vietnam.
Glad your stepson made it back in one piece physically.

yamahonkawazuki · September 11, 2009, 03:09:01 AM

Quote from: spc on September 11, 2009, 01:28:31 AM
Quote from: trumpetguy on September 10, 2009, 10:01:22 PM
I'm ready for them all to be home. There's nothing more that we can do (IMHO) that we have not done in EIGHT YEARS of being there. It's time to let them F*ck Up their own country again. If they harbor terrorists again, we bomb them back to the Stone Age. Every time. It's not worth losing any more troops over. I'm very disappointed that Obama believes Afghanistan is somehow different than Iraq or even Viet Nam. Have we learned NOTHING?

My opinion.

TG, we may disagree on a LOT, but I'm right there with you on this one. Sadly, I think this one is going to go the distance and last longer than Vietnam.
Glad your stepson made it back in one piece physically.
Indeed, ill raise an E toast to that

jserio · September 11, 2009, 09:17:05 AM

war does suck. but, i can see how sometimes, you just gotta do what you gotta do. that being said, i personally think war gets even worse when you add politics to the mix. if we fought simply to win and come home, it would have been over long ago. don't kitty cat-foot around. kick the f%$k out of them, make them second guess ANY future plans to try to same crap that got us to fight to begin with, and come the f%$k home.

as a teenager, my dad always told me he never wanted me to fight. but, he said, that if i had to, make it short and sweet. don't play around. take care of business and be done with it. why can't we do the same in this situation?

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Stepson home safe from Afghanistan