My brother comes home!

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After his three year stint, one of which included an all-expenses-paid tour of Iraq, my brother is coming home tomorrow. He got all his separation papers today, and called a couple hours ago to say he was loading up to head to Frankfurt. There will be much rejoicing (and drinking, no doubt) tomorrow. His plane lands at 1340 :D

WOOHOO!!!
 
Good news indeed - I'll bet there are some tales to tell too - between sips of cold amber liquid! Enjoy. :)

Oh and - check out his gun preferences - then we can stay gun related and not have to close this too quick! ;)
 
Shermacman, I'm sure he'll appreciate that. It was really hard on me while he was gone. I had to drink all his rounds in his honor. It sure was a headache :)

Gun preferences? You want his gun preferences? heheh... his MOS was 45B. Fortunately, however, he developed his older brother's refined taste in firearms (ok, I adopted his, but he's my little brother, so this is how I'm telling the story). We have matching K31s, and the UPS man brought me the ammo shipment this morning. Once we sleep it off, we're going to return to our vicious competitive nature and have a little shooting contest.
 
Woo. Thank him for his service and have fun at the range.
Ask him if he has any neat gun souvenirs. I've heard the jihadis are armed with everything from Stg44's to SVD Dragunovs to Thompsons.
 
I may suggest against taking him out to shoot your AR.

My dad's buddy's son came over one day, fresh home from Iraq. He was looking through our collection. Dad tells me to go get that military rifle I've been building, so I do. Guy looks at it, goes 'Yep, same thing as ours' and hands it back. He couldn't get over the M1, though.

Welcome him home and thank him for me.
 
Good luck to him on his return and eternal thanks for his service.
 
I may suggest against taking him out to shoot your AR.
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Yeah, lucky I don't have one, and I probably never will. Not if he can do anything about it. His evaluation of the M16 included a plethora of profanity, and repeated use of the term "bolt override." He does, however, think that the M249 is the coolest thing since sliced bread. He says that it's not perfect, but it's a good step.

Ironically enough, he is just itching to shoot his "baby," the Romanian SAR-1. I would've thought he'd be soured on AKs, but I guess he still loves his.

I will be sure to pass along your gratitude, although probably in liquid form :) He tends to get embarassed when he hears people talk like that. He'll usually just look at the floor when people thank him for what he's done, but I have learned enough to know that you usually have to earn humility like that. Grandad instructed me to avoid using "the V-word" to describe him, and that if he wants to talk, he'll talk. I think I'm just going to enjoy pizza, video games, and lots of beer with my brother, and worry about the military stuff some other time.

Thank you for your kind words, guys. I know he'll be glad to know that people are grateful for what he's done.
 
I will be sure to pass along your gratitude, although probably in liquid form He tends to get embarassed when he hears people talk like that. He'll usually just look at the floor when people thank him for what he's done, but I have learned enough to know that you usually have to earn humility like that. Grandad instructed me to avoid using "the V-word" to describe him, and that if he wants to talk, he'll talk. I think I'm just going to enjoy pizza, video games, and lots of beer with my brother, and worry about the military stuff some other time.
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Sounds like a plan. I believe the soldiers who are embarassed by praise, and don't want to talk about what they have seen, are the ones who probably deserve the most thanks.
 
Thanks from me to your brother

Send along one more "thank you" to your brother for me. It's unfortunate that the military has yet to recognize the better methods of keeping a 16 up and running gleaned from the first Persian Excursion. Break Free and using the AR-10 as T.P. And yes, the braggarts have usually done nothing, while the humble men have throughout the history of war been the backbone of success. Hoist a frosted barley pop to the man for me.
 
The heartiest "Welcome Home", a most sincere "THANK YOU!", and a big sweeping tip of the hat to your brother.

Maximum stress relief when he crosses your threshold, eh? :D :D :D :D

Where is the handspinging cartwheeling smiley when ya need it?

A coupla cold ones soon to be lifted for you guys


I remember how I felt when my nephew called me after coming back from the big sandbox
 
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I am a retired soldier who lives near Ft Bragg. I have returned from real world deployments and our local paper always reports with photos of our troops coming home, so I have a pretty good idea of how you feel.

Best wishes to you and your brother!

Joe
 
Tell him "Welcome home" and that it's natural for the feeling that he get's from landing on US soil after being on foreign soil for so long will never go away. One of my lifes great moments, oh so many years ago.
 
"I believe the soldiers who are embarassed by praise, and don't want to talk about what they have seen, are the ones who probably deserve the most thanks."

Well said. I've often found this to be true, too.

Azrael,

Another "Thanks and Welcome Home" to your brother.
 
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