My Nephew Comes Home This Friday From Iraq (Army)

[Parche]

He was slightly wounded last week, as he watched his Sgt who was in front of him get killed
by an IED, south of Baghdad.
:patriot: :patriot: :hi:

[Midlodemocrat]

1. Not the one I know? How awful?

And, where have you been?

:loveya:

[Parche]

3. yeah

it was my other nephew, Nicky, Dino is still in the states
it was his Sgt Soto?, he emailed my sister a whole page about it, he grew up real fast


(And, where have you been?) well lets see, last week was one of the most emotional times of my life (so called friends) and this week i have been shit on by a so called friend that is going to cost me tons :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr:
so i have been having a great summer......:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[MadMaddie]

2. Give him a big hug and welcome home from MadMaddie!

:grouphug:

[Ptah]

4. Welcome home nephew of Parche.

[applegrove]

5. I'm happy he is on his way home in one piece.

[Flaxbee]

6. hey, really glad to hear he's coming home

Hooray!

How traumatic, though, to see his sergeant killed. I hope your nephew will be OK.

[hibbing]

7. Good!

Hi,
Glad to hear he is coming home also. He really had some traumatic experiences, I wish him the best of luck.

Peace

[GoddessOfGuinness]

8. I'm sorry he was wounded...

but glad to hear that he's coming home. My thanks for his service. :toast:

[malta blue]

9. I'm glad his wounds were minor.

And I am so glad he is coming home. :hug:

My thoughts are with his as he recuperates and comes to terms with his losses.

[NJmaverick]

10. Oh wow! I hope he's OK both in mind and body

:hi:

[Captain Hilts]

11. I donated platelets at Walter Reed a month ago. I'm glad he's home safe. nt

[JonLP24]

12. I'm happy to read this

However sad for his Sgt will not be returning home.

Was he in a Humvee? Those are particularly vulnerable to IEDs. The M915s we drove were pretty resistent which is why the 915 was the lead vehicle. However there is no match for an EFP which took out my friend April 13th, 2007 south of Baghdad as well.

http://www.iraqwarheroes.com/bowmanl.htm

I know the article says IED but it was actually an EFP which is technically the same thing but an EFP is much more deadly then the common roadside bombs.

[Raffi Ella]

13. oh wow.

Welcome him home from all of us. I'm so sorry to hear about his Sgt. So sad.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

14. A blessing in disguise --

-- keep him him out of harm's way for at least a little while. Enjoy your time with im!

[rocktivity]

15. Here's hoping he doesn't get stop-lossed him at the last minute

I've never forgotten a story I read here about a planeful of homebound soldiers awaiting takeoff instructions. Some officers boarded the plane, and three soldiers were escorted off to be redeployed.

:(
rocktivity

[NJmaverick]

16. Hey can you give him a big thank you?

I really appreciate what he has done for all of us.:patriot:

[Callalily]

17. Glad to hear that your

nephew is heading home. :patriot:

Even though he'll be home soon, safe and sound, he may have a rocky road ahead of him. Please give him our best and know that we are all pulling for him. Wishing him success in his future endeavors. And wishing him peace.

:hug: :hug: :hug: <<< for your nephew