Greetings once again,
We are together as a group and at a base in the midwest awaiting our flight overseas- sometime in the next 12 hours (it's 11pm central time on Tuesday). We all went out for dinner, had drinks, and enjoyed our last gathering in civilian attire... In a few hours, we'll cruise over to the flightline in uniform and try and get onboard our plane.
The hardest part of this trip is saying goodbye to family. While Tracy and I have spent a lot of time apart, this trip is a bit different. As a sidebar, I saw Senator Jim Webb in CNN the other night and he's planning to present legislation requiring longer down periods between deployments for military members- active duty and reservists. While this isn't an issue in my situation and I am leaving for a very short deployment, most are experience very frequent deployments. Please take the time to investigate Webb's proposal, think about the men and women that have had to carry the burden of frequent long goodbyes to family members, and consider asking your senator to support the legislation.
Enough of the digression.
So anyhow, saying goodbye, simply and directly stated, sucks.
Whew... I'm ready to start playing some music, sweating profusely, and getting on with the trip! This should seriously be my last one of these until I'm over there! (Having msntv in the room is awesome- officer billeting at this base is fantastic!)
Everyone, take care of yourselves and we'll catch up soon!
J
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