I hope Joss reads this!!!!
POSTED BY: Static
UPDATED: Tuesday, May 4, 2004 18:27
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Great to hear you home safe Static, even if it's only for a bit.
Over Christmast, I flew out to Michigan and back (I live in Colorado). On the return flight, from Detroit to Denver, I saw a soldier across the isle from me. He still had Sand on his boots, so I could tell that he was just coming back from somewhere. I thought how happy he must be to be either coming home for good, or even on leave. It didn't really hit me until we were getting off the plane and his wife was there waiting for him. He was taller than me (I'm 6'2") and she was about 5'5" and he practically fell into her arms and the both stood their weeping. That's when it hit me that, whatever reason they are fighting for, we still need to do whatever we can to help our troops come home safe and sound and soon. I can't even begin to imagine what it's like to serve overseas, so far from home. Great now I gotta go blow my nose....
-The SpAz
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Mike's friend said, "You know the saying, Mikey. . .when you can't run anymore you crawl. . ." and before he could say anymore, I finished it for him. "And when you can't do that anymore, you find someone to carry you."
Mike and his buddy, and about half the guys who were standing there with us all smiled. We looked up at the flag and Mike said, "They didn't take the sky from us." Turns out they were all Browncoats, and they were home from Iraq for good.
Damn, Static. Bring a tear to my eye why don't ya.
Welcome home. Enjoy your leave. You really are one of the Big Damn Heroes out there.
"Wherever you go, there you are."
- Dr. B. Banzai
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Well, THERE'S a story to set the spine a-shimmerin' like a ship's mast in a thunderstorm!! Thank you so much for sharing that with us and for...you know...everything else.
Here's hoping you are WAAAY too busy for the next ten days to read this! Have a milk for your stateside compadres...ah hell with the milk! Make it the best whiskey in the house!!
(the hero of Kabul, the man they call...STATIC!!)
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Very touching story!
Glad you're home! Even if it is for a brief time - enjoy the H*LL out of it!!
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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
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Soldiers, Sailers, Airmen, Marines, Coasties and Browncoats.
You are our pride. Stay safe. Stay warm.
"Just keep walkin, preacher man."
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Just how can we get this to Joss??? There has to be a way we can make sure he sees this. This one is too touching to let slip.
Sir, I think we have a problem with your brain being missing.
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Helluva story. Almost brought a tear to my eye and im in the middle of class!
We'll keep bumping this topic :)
"I do the job... and then I get paid. Go run your little world."
-Malcolm Reynolds
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Thanks for sharing that - it's really great (made me get all teary and everything).
Keep safe.
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Glad to hear you're home for a bit. And the others too. Take care, enjoy your leave and know that all of you are BIG DAMN HEROES as far as I'm concerned!
You're gonna come with us...
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