Travis Is On His Way Back
To Iraq, that is. Dawnie and I took him to the airport. Lots of "hurry up and wait." Be here a this time to check in, now wait 6 hours until you can actually get on the plane.
Just after he got out of the truck.
Hurry up and wait some more.
"Carry-on bags limited to 25 pounds."
Hugs from some grandmotherly-type volunteers.
Travis spooked one of the Thousands Standing Around with a gum wrapper in his pocket, so he got pulled out of line for a thorough search.
Guess who else was there to see the boys off?
A whole busload of Dallas Cowboy cheearleaders.
Dad and Travis with some of the girls.
A couple seemed to take a liking to Travis.
They just kept on asking him questions.
Travis regales the ladies with war stories. It did seem that he got an unfair amount of attention.
Four months to go. Counting down.
Just after he got out of the truck.
Hurry up and wait some more.
"Carry-on bags limited to 25 pounds."
Hugs from some grandmotherly-type volunteers.
Travis spooked one of the Thousands Standing Around with a gum wrapper in his pocket, so he got pulled out of line for a thorough search.
Guess who else was there to see the boys off?
A whole busload of Dallas Cowboy cheearleaders.
Dad and Travis with some of the girls.
A couple seemed to take a liking to Travis.
They just kept on asking him questions.
Travis regales the ladies with war stories. It did seem that he got an unfair amount of attention.
Four months to go. Counting down.
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Best Wishes and GOD Bless. 0 -
Great photos Dave, thanks for sharing them.
May God watch over him and all our service personnel!0 -
That had to be quite a thrill for him to get a send off from that group. That was nice of them to do so.
My prayers for his safe return in four months![:0]0 -
Looks like he had a good farewell from the girls and I am sure he will be talking about that. You have a lot to be proud of with him. Tell him that he has my deepest thanks for the job he is doing for his country. Also tell him to come back home safe. Dave 0 -
God speed and safe! 0 -
geiven h3ll 0 -
Very Nice! 0 -
May God watch over and protect him as he serves. 0 -
Thanks for sharing David....May God protect him and his outfit for the rest of their tour. 0 -
Youth is King!!!
Thanks for sharing.0 -
PS: If any of you has any spare money lying about that you want to donate to a worthy cause, please consider the USO.
We visited the USO facility at DFW Airport, and were very impressed. There is someone (unpaid volunteer) to talk to, answer questions, etc. There is a plasma TV with cable channels and a DVD player. There is a place to lie down and rest. There is a place to stash your gear so you don't have to keep up with it. There are telephones. There is hot food, cold food, snacks, and drinks. There are wireless computer connections for those who have their own, and computers for those who don't. There is a kiddie play room for soldier's children. There are greeting cards for soldiers to use to send birthday greetings etc. to their loved ones.
And, it is all FREE to the troops.0 -
looks like them cheerleaders put a smile on dads face too[:I], Heres hoping 4 mnths goes by like a day,May God look over them all and bring them home safe ,best Loko[:D][^] 0 -
He will be fine, He's a strong man.
God bless. Thanks for serving0 -
Great pics! And best of luck to you and your son. Four months won't be long at all. 0 -
Thanks for sharing. I know you are very proud of Travis.
May He return Home Safely.0 -
In the first picture HE looks so young. In the other pictures THEY look so young!
Can't wait to see the pictures when he gets back!0 -
lord, watch over them all. amen. 0 -
[8D]--Well done Sir Nunn, He'll be home soon--
----JIMBO0 -
He will be back, safely, before you know it.
I have said too many "durch den Vermittler mit Gott" to my own Sons.
And they have all safely returned - except for Darren, who will.
May God go with him.
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Yes, he will. I will not contemplate otherwise. 0 -
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Not to hijack my own thread, but...
Ain't she a peach?0 -
"Cuff em and stuff em boss"...[:D][;)][:o)][:0][:D][:D]
quote:Originally posted by nunn
Not to hijack my own thread, but...
Ain't she a peach?0 -
Great pics!!!! Looks like he had a great visit. Thank you very much for sharing your pictures. I look foreward to the thread where he comes home for good. 0 -
The longest 4 months you will likely endure, I'm sure. I'll say a prayer for all of them and you. 0 -
Prayer sent for a safe return. God bless him and all our troops.
Our catholic priest has a prayer for the soldiers every Sunday. And for peace in Iraq and Afganistan. He should know. He was there as a Chaplain. He is a Lt Commander (I think) in the Navy.
And yes, Dawnie looks like a peach! Stay blessed.0 -
Dammit David, why didn't you tell me all this was going on and I would have stayed a few more days!! Yeah the cheerleaders are pretty good but Dawnie is HOT. Go ahead and post the pic I sent to you but it ain't near as good as the ones you already posted. Tom 0 -
Thanks for sharing your pics of that good lookin soldier and his send off. He was probably in heaven for a moment being surrounded by all those young ladies.I wish to say Thanks to Travis and wish your family the best until he returns home. God speed! 0 -
Will keep Travis in our prayers nunn. Thanks for sharing the pics. 0 -
They searched Travis?
... seems kind of odd to me since I've heard reports of them searching people with m-16's. Yeah I know the m-16 is probably what set off the metal detectors. Dont really have a link, but I heard it somewhere.0
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