Top Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 lets see how long I can keep this up.. BUT here we go.... 40 days and a wake up until I am back on American Soil. ;D AL Quote
Brian_Reeves Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 Add 10-14 days to that and you should be on 30 day R&R. nothing but good things to look forward to i'm happy for you. Quote
Fisher of Men Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 Praying for your safe return! It'll be here before you know it! God bless, Fisher Quote
Top Posted July 1, 2008 Author Posted July 1, 2008 as long as I am home by the 24th that is just before the Wife's Birthday... so I can plan and get something NICE for her... she has really sacrificed this last 15 months... I still have a birthday and an anniversary the second of each to go thru... but I am in double digits... WOOO HOOOO... I can't wait till my replacement shows up so I can start training him. AL Quote
Top Posted July 1, 2008 Author Posted July 1, 2008 yeah boyyyyyy this is it for this deployment... I should have a full year before I have to deploy again but I am entering the twilight of my career... 3 1/2 years till I retire and don't have to worry about it at all... now just to get promoted so I can start that 3 year count down for the "top three" for retirement pay... gonna start the "come fish with AL" list too... anyone in Georgia that wants to come fishing.. just let me know... we will see about getting you on some of these famous Fort Stewart Ponds... AL Quote
Troutfisher Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 Thanks for serving our country! Can't wait 'till you get to come home. Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted July 1, 2008 Super User Posted July 1, 2008 gonna start the "come fish with AL" list too... anyone in Georgia that wants to come fishing.. just let me know... we will see about getting you on some of these famous Fort Stewart Ponds... AL Congrats Al, we are all hoping for your safe return. I went hunting on Ft. Stewart a couple years ago and I gotta say, they had some impressive pics at Pass and Permit. We still get a chuckle about the UXO signs on the building....we saw all kinds of cool stuff walking through the woods there LOL Quote
Top Posted July 1, 2008 Author Posted July 1, 2008 I didn't post this for thanks.. this is my job... this is what I signed up for... don't get me wrong I appreciate the thanks... just wanted everyone to help me with the building tension hahahaha that last few days are going to be pretty rough AL Quote
Top Posted July 1, 2008 Author Posted July 1, 2008 I didn't post this for thanks.. this is my job... this is what I signed up for... don't get me wrong I appreciate the thanks... just wanted everyone to help me with the building tension hahahaha that last few days are going to be pretty rough "We still get a chuckle about the UXO signs on the building" We take UXO VERY VERY serious ... we lost 2 folks this year due to UXO... very sad because BOTH were avoidable deaths AL Quote
Popeye Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 You stay safe over there, my friend. I'm praying for your safe return!! Watched "Platoon" the other day and it sure brought back some fond memories of the 'Nam. I know when my son was in Iraq for 16 months I was a nervous wreck! Quote
BadKarma42 Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 Keep your head down and watch your 6. Make it back safe. This really gives some perspective to things with the 4th of July coming up. Quote
Brian_Reeves Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 Yeah the last month is ROUGH. I swear my last iraq deployment went fast...for the first 14months. That last month seemed to take a friggin year. So many plans and expectations...it can actually get kind of stressful believe it or not. I know SFC(P) (right??) Al knows this already. He's played this game before lol. Hopefully you get to stay home for more than a year, though. I just switched to the Louisiana National Guard for a NICE bonus and 2 years of stability. I'd like to see you finish out your career in an air conditioned office stateside. Of course the money sucks, but at least your desk won't explode ;D Quote
Super User firefightn15 Posted July 1, 2008 Super User Posted July 1, 2008 You plan on telling the fish in Georgia that your coming back, or are you gonna let 'em figure it out the hard way? 8-) Quote
rondef Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 Thank you for serving our country, my family prays for your safe return. Quote
Top Posted July 2, 2008 Author Posted July 2, 2008 You plan on telling the fish in Georgia that your coming back, or are you gonna let 'em figure it out the hard way? 8-) SHHHHHHHH they have hopefully fully recovered from the assault I gave them when I came home on leave... so when I get home for good they will be more willing to fall for my TTPs Yeah Brian... I have played this game A LOT... but none the less every time is a new one so you can't underestimate the reintrigation and all that stuff... but I was lucky and go to keep in close contact with them family the whole 15 months... so there shouldn't be any HUGE surprises... but your right... slow and easy... its hard to not want to just take over... but the wife has been doing this for the entire time VERY well.. so it will be a nice break for me... AL Quote
Painter Dude Posted July 2, 2008 Posted July 2, 2008 Thanks for your sevice and we are countin down with Ya! Quote
Top Posted July 2, 2008 Author Posted July 2, 2008 5.62 WEEKS 39.37 DAYS 944.81 HOURS 56688.39 MINUTES 3401303.23 SECONDS naaaa I am not counting at all :o Quote
Top Posted July 3, 2008 Author Posted July 3, 2008 no more walking on rocks in 5.44 WEEKS 38.09 DAYS 914.19 HOURS 54851.59 MINUTES 3291095.16 SECONDS extreme???? don't THINK SO!!! AL Quote
Top Posted July 10, 2008 Author Posted July 10, 2008 4.51 WEEKS 31.55 DAYS 757.11 HOURS 45426.65 MINUTES 2725599.13 SECONDS so at what point should I be about to pee my self in excitement? I have been here... 58.35 WEEKS 408.46 DAYS 9802.94 HOURS 588176.38 MINUTES 35290582.89 SECONDS I only have 7% left until I can go home AL Quote
Super User firefightn15 Posted July 10, 2008 Super User Posted July 10, 2008 I can tell there's no anxiety. ;D If you would have wet yourself 58 weeks ago you may have been back earlier!!!!!! ff15 Quote
Top Posted July 20, 2008 Author Posted July 20, 2008 19.33 days 480 hours 27,852 minutes 1,670,304.80 seconds now the shortness is REALLY getting to feel good.... my replacement showed up! AL Quote
Brian_Reeves Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 On my last tour, I traded my TV to the new guys and they did the final services on my Bradley for me. ;D Quote
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