hear from them, the phone rings. "Hi dad, how are you doing?" I will always cherish those words for the rest of my life. I am sure you now know Alex has called home again since that awful day that I last posted that is no longer visible due to the fact I was concerned about opsec. I promise to re post it once they all safely return home. I must admit that I felt very proud of my son's actions and was not thinking of requests made from above, Those of you reading this will understand.
So my son has been at his VPB for three weeks and he made sure to let me know that his Oder is unpleasant...lol He sounded upbeat, happy and really looking forward to returning home for R&R. I will meet him at the Airport with a slew of people, I can guarantee you that. He asked me to purchase more satellite time as I guess the minutes are now dwindling. I told him no problem and the minutes Will be added as of tomorrow.
My postings will be kept to a minimal from now on as I want to be sure our guys are safe. I do enjoy chatting with all the parents and do not want us all disconnected. Thanks for everything you do and more importantly, I pray for each of your soldiers return through prayer each and every day.
I have been reading Kite Runner and it has been helping me a lot. I have been trying to understand the culture of Afghanistan from the moment my son was notified that he will be deploying to this country. It has been a great help. Thanks to all that have suggested it.
A Fathers Love,
Larry Arnone
San Francisco, Ca
(Abluestaredad)( And I want to keep it that way)
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the words I long to here on my phone calls are.."well HELLO HELLO", that's always the first thing my soldier says... I race so bad to the phone these days...my friends hesitate to call because i sound so let down when it's it's a local call...LOL
I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW PARENTS IN WARS PAST HAVE MANAGED BEFORE INTERNET AND PHONE CALLS.
Hey, great blog! My son is a Lt in 1st Platoon of D/2-503. He knew Lt. Hall very well. I completely understand your sentiments as a parent! I got stopped by an attendant at a golf course and was asked if I was Mr. Harrison? My heart skipped a beat because I thought it might be bad news from Afghan. Turns out I had dropped my wallet and some one had returned it!
God bless and keep ALL our sons safe!
John
My son is 1/D/2-503rd. I love your blog!
My son is also with the 173rd ABCT in Afghanistan. I am grateful for every phone call I get. Your blog is comforting to me and I thank you.
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