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Back at The Alamo!

Posted on April 13, 2009 by joegeis

Well, I finally made it back to my Forward Operating Base (FOB), yay!  There is nothing worse than being stuck while travelling in the military.  For my 15 day leave, I was gone 27 days, which I think is a FOB record.   Between being stuck in Kuwait, Bagram and Atlanta, I was more than ready to finally make it back to my 6′ by 6′ home-away-from-home.

Seriously though, I want to give a heart-felt “Thank you” to everyone who came out to see me, wished me luck, bought the next round and was generally there for me when I was home.  It feels great to know that I have such amazing family and friends.

I feel renewed and ready to tackle the second part of the deployment.  When I come home at the end, we will have an even bigger party!  Thanks again everyone.

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One Response

  1. Lauren, on April 14th, 2009 at 11:02 pm Said:

    Glad you made it safely, but really missing you already! It will be so nice to have you home for good again! And yes, we will throw a huge party just for you when you get back! It’ll be a great celebration! ;)

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