Home at Last
My Odyssey has ended.
Although it did not last ten years as Odysseus' did, it was an adventure nonetheless. It was great to break through the high blotchy PNW clouds on Friday night as I touched down. In many ways time froze when I was gone. I came home to my condo. I had Seattle Seahawks articles, fresh from their NFC Championship win. There was also one that summarized the area's Superbowl depression. One of my calendars was still stuck on February 2006, the month I left. The annoying neighbor downstairs had once again parked her car in my reserved spot. All of the physical items of my life before Iraq were and are still in place.
The time freeze so to speak has begun to thaw. A lot has changed since my departure six months ago. One of my best friends is married, another one just became engaged. It is now September, profesional and college football has started as well as Diablo playoff baseball. These things are what I looked forward to for so long and I am very glad to finally be able to experience them. I am also experiencing a bit of emptiness. With the mission I did and the WTFness, I forged a pretty tight bond with those I worked with. I hard charged for six months with a close knit group of great people and then all of a sudden it was over. That is why I am very much looking forward to seeing more of my family, friends and getting caught up on what they have been up to so I can fill this void. As I said in one of my other prior entries, my tour and mission in Iraq was something unpredictible but in the end it was right. I also realize that as I write this post it is September 11. I hope that everyone reading takes a moment of silence prayer etc. to remember these vicious attacks, the loss of innocent life and the reasons why a fight is needed to ensure this never happens again on our soil!!! I also wish Gods be to my friend Jon "aka" Lt Freedom, and all soldiers who remain in Iraq fighting this good fight. I pray and know that they too will reach home safely.
Although it did not last ten years as Odysseus' did, it was an adventure nonetheless. It was great to break through the high blotchy PNW clouds on Friday night as I touched down. In many ways time froze when I was gone. I came home to my condo. I had Seattle Seahawks articles, fresh from their NFC Championship win. There was also one that summarized the area's Superbowl depression. One of my calendars was still stuck on February 2006, the month I left. The annoying neighbor downstairs had once again parked her car in my reserved spot. All of the physical items of my life before Iraq were and are still in place.
The time freeze so to speak has begun to thaw. A lot has changed since my departure six months ago. One of my best friends is married, another one just became engaged. It is now September, profesional and college football has started as well as Diablo playoff baseball. These things are what I looked forward to for so long and I am very glad to finally be able to experience them. I am also experiencing a bit of emptiness. With the mission I did and the WTFness, I forged a pretty tight bond with those I worked with. I hard charged for six months with a close knit group of great people and then all of a sudden it was over. That is why I am very much looking forward to seeing more of my family, friends and getting caught up on what they have been up to so I can fill this void. As I said in one of my other prior entries, my tour and mission in Iraq was something unpredictible but in the end it was right. I also realize that as I write this post it is September 11. I hope that everyone reading takes a moment of silence prayer etc. to remember these vicious attacks, the loss of innocent life and the reasons why a fight is needed to ensure this never happens again on our soil!!! I also wish Gods be to my friend Jon "aka" Lt Freedom, and all soldiers who remain in Iraq fighting this good fight. I pray and know that they too will reach home safely.
posted by PNWJAG at 4:55 PM
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Welcome home. D-
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