Thanks for the service from Ft.Campbell TN/KY
I'm back baby!!
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From: Saraland Alabama
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Welcome back home and thanks for your service to our country!
I know the feeling of coming back home as I spent 26 years in the Navy.
Retired SHCM
I know the feeling of coming back home as I spent 26 years in the Navy.
Retired SHCM
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Melting Slicks
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From: Annapolis MD
Thanks again for all the kind words!! I appreciate it so much. My dad was a Viet Nam vet and I've heard many times about the jeers and hatred those guys were greeted with when they came home. I don't feel worthy of your adulation, but cherish it nonetheless.
It IS great to be home! Eden, the "GREEN, GREEN" you mention was actually a little overwhelming at first. My eyes had gotten so use to the bleakness of the desert that all the grass and trees kinda caused a sensory overload until I got used to it again. It was definitely HOT when I left - and contrary to popular belief, it's not a dry heat. Kuwait is dry (and southern or western Iraq), but not Baghdad. Still, we had it a lot better than the guys who "crossed the berm." I at least got to sleep in AC most of the time, even if I was out all day in 70+lbs of gear. No digging holes and sleeping in them like the first folks did. Also, it was a little weird at first to drive around care free... I found myself cringing a few times as cars got close or passing roadside debris worried that it was an IED... That passed in a few days though. Most of all, it was just great to squeeze my wife and kids and cover them with kisses. But yes, Chris, I REALLY missed my Vette too.
The JetHot-coated LG Headers came shortly after I left, but I'll wait to install them now until I get up to RI. Anyone know any good tuners up there?
I LOVE Newport!! It's not official yet, but it's basically a done deal I'm told. I'm VERY excited about it! We'll miss Jacksonville, but I knew when I decided to stay in, we'd have to leave it. We'll be back. The job in Newport is a great one, and my son (3) is all excited about the snow and the chance to play ice hockey. Each climate has it's advantages. I probably won't get much scuba diving in for a while, and I'll probably garage the Vette for the winters, but I'm really looking forward to it. Time to start sailing some more!
Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers!
Vaughn
It IS great to be home! Eden, the "GREEN, GREEN" you mention was actually a little overwhelming at first. My eyes had gotten so use to the bleakness of the desert that all the grass and trees kinda caused a sensory overload until I got used to it again. It was definitely HOT when I left - and contrary to popular belief, it's not a dry heat. Kuwait is dry (and southern or western Iraq), but not Baghdad. Still, we had it a lot better than the guys who "crossed the berm." I at least got to sleep in AC most of the time, even if I was out all day in 70+lbs of gear. No digging holes and sleeping in them like the first folks did. Also, it was a little weird at first to drive around care free... I found myself cringing a few times as cars got close or passing roadside debris worried that it was an IED... That passed in a few days though. Most of all, it was just great to squeeze my wife and kids and cover them with kisses. But yes, Chris, I REALLY missed my Vette too.
The JetHot-coated LG Headers came shortly after I left, but I'll wait to install them now until I get up to RI. Anyone know any good tuners up there? I LOVE Newport!! It's not official yet, but it's basically a done deal I'm told. I'm VERY excited about it! We'll miss Jacksonville, but I knew when I decided to stay in, we'd have to leave it. We'll be back. The job in Newport is a great one, and my son (3) is all excited about the snow and the chance to play ice hockey. Each climate has it's advantages. I probably won't get much scuba diving in for a while, and I'll probably garage the Vette for the winters, but I'm really looking forward to it. Time to start sailing some more!
Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers!
Vaughn
