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THE BRO IS BACK FROM AFGHANISTAN!

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My brother touched down on US soil at 4:30am this morning!  He is on his way to his base in California where he will see my mom this afternoon.

Thanks for all of your T&P for him and all of our service men and women!  (Thanks especially to TR & Kelly).

And that right there is what I was looking forward to today.  Now I must concentrate on actual work.

ETA:  this was his second tour with the USMC.  His first was in Iraq.   He is no worse for the wear, physically, but mentally having some issues.  This tour (7 months) was a lot more difficult on the psyche and he hasn't been sleeping well.  Let's hope he gets better soon.
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  • vallyhoovallyhoo
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    awww that's great Penguin! Very glad that he is home safely :))
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  • georgia_bride09georgia_bride09 member
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    WELCOME BACK, CPL. TOM!!!
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  • FutureMrsTRFutureMrsTR
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    YAY!!!! :)  That is so exciting!  Tell him thanks for his service :)
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  • MattsPenguinMattsPenguin member
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    thanks, y'all.  Will do!
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  • heartxsongsheartxsongs member
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    That is wonderful news :)  I thank him for his service to our country!


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  • cougarettecougarette member
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    That is wonderful!

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  • mandapanda78mandapanda78
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    Awesome news!
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  • kellyjellybellykellyjellybelly
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    Yay!
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  • ohwhynotohwhynot member
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    That's such wonderful news!  Please thank him for us. 
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  • aimers1525aimers1525 member
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    That's so great! Glad that he came home safe. Encourage him to seek treatment if he's not doing well mentally. I work w/military families and Vets and there are a lot of great resources out there for him.
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  • twilight.rosetwilight.rose member
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    That's fabulous news! It must be wonderful for you and your family to have him back. :)
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  • MattsPenguinMattsPenguin member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_bro-back-afghanistan?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:04121011-f51e-48b2-bdce-01c2870c04bePost:8d1ef772-c1e2-4399-bd9a-73aa2aec80a2">Re: THE BRO IS BACK FROM AFGHANISTAN!</a>:
    [QUOTE]That's so great! Glad that he came home safe. Encourage him to seek treatment if he's not doing well mentally. I work w/military families and Vets and there are a lot of great resources out there for him.
    Posted by aimers1525[/QUOTE]

    Thanks, everyone.

    AimerDamer - I know he has been talking to the people over there about PTSD.  We'll see how he does over here.  I don't think he's afraid to seek treatment.
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  • AmoroAgainAmoroAgain member
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    Glad he's back safe and sound!  Also very happy that he's not afraid to seek treatment for PTSD. 

    Is he done and out of the military now or is he just home for a while?
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: THE BRO IS BACK FROM AFGHANISTAN! : Thanks, everyone. AimerDamer - I know he has been talking to the people over there about PTSD.  We'll see how he does over here.  I don't think he's afraid to seek treatment.
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    That's good :)
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  • arv266arv266
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    So glad to hear that he is home!  
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  • LesPaulLesPaul member
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    Great news!  Semper fi, fellow Marine.  Job well done.
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  • JelennyJelenny
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    So glad he is back safe!

    Praying for my neighbor who was bombed last week - poor girl lost EVERYTHING and her dad is a wreck!
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    [QUOTE]Great news!  Semper fi, fellow Marine.  Job well done.
    Posted by LesPaul[/QUOTE]

    NICE!  Semper fi!
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    [QUOTE]So glad he is back safe! Praying for my neighbor who was bombed last week - poor girl lost EVERYTHING and her dad is a wreck!
    Posted by Jelenny[/QUOTE]

    What do you mean "lost everything"?  Is she alright?  Where is she?

    I heard about one close call with my brother, but don't need to hear about any more.  I basically didn't read the news for the past 7 months.
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  • kathrynhabibtikathrynhabibti member
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    Thank you for your service, Cpl. Tom. Welcome home!! :^)
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  • waltzingmatilda13waltzingmatilda13 member
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    Yay! That's awesome news! I know you must be so happy and excited to see him.
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  • baystateapplebaystateapple member
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    I'm so happy for you!  My cousin is in Afghanistan right now, I can't wait until I can say he's home safe.  Congrats to your brother and your whole family.
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    [QUOTE]I'm so happy for you!  My cousin is in Afghanistan right now, I can't wait until I can say he's home safe.  Congrats to your brother and your whole family.
    Posted by baystateapple[/QUOTE]

    T&P for your cousin.  It's so hard.  Do you hear from him often?  Tom would call every few weeks (at least) and had Wi-Fi (in a tent in Afghanistan), so I would see his status updates on FB and sometimes chat.
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: THE BRO IS BACK FROM AFGHANISTAN! : What do you mean "lost everything"?  Is she alright?  Where is she? I heard about one close call with my brother, but don't need to hear about any more.  I basically didn't read the news for the past 7 months.
    Posted by MattsPenguin[/QUOTE]

    I don't know exactly where she is stationed (her dad is getting mixed up <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-undecided.gif" border="0" alt="Undecided" title="Undecided" />)

    But apparently where she was the sirens went off there were a few pops -she started running to her tent to get a few things and was told to get to safety....her tent was hit.

    laptop melted (all pictures any everything on it is obviously gone), blackberry gone, her $2000 in school books she just got shipped gone, clothes...basically what she had on and her dog tags is what she has...

    BUT she said morale is high since no one was injured
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: THE BRO IS BACK FROM AFGHANISTAN! : I don't know exactly where she is stationed (her dad is getting mixed up ) But apparently where she was the sirens went off there were a few pops -she started running to her tent to get a few things and was told to get to safety....her tent was hit. laptop melted (all pictures any everything on it is obviously gone), blackberry gone, her $2000 in school books she just got shipped gone, clothes...basically what she had on and her dog tags is what she has... BUT she said morale is high since no one was injured
    Posted by Jelenny[/QUOTE]

    DANG!!  Your health and safety is worth 10 BILLION times more than any of that.  Glad she is okay.
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  • JelennyJelenny
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    Yep hoping she stays that way....lots of people are looking out for her....little does she know how many friends she has (as I am tearing up) she will be getting a TON of care packages
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    [QUOTE]Yep hoping she stays that way....lots of people are looking out for her....little does she know how many friends she has (as I am tearing up) she will be getting a TON of care packages
    Posted by Jelenny[/QUOTE]

    I cried the first time I took him a package at the Post Office.  He was also loved and known as the "kid with all of the goodies" basically, since we sent him so much stuff.
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  • crfischecrfische member
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    THANK YOU MATT'S PENGUIN'S BROTHER. ♥ I'm so glad he's back safely.
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  • JelennyJelenny
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    Awww that is too cute and I bet he appreciated it

    Bet you can't wait to see him!
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  • MattsPenguinMattsPenguin member
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    Thanks, Fische.

    Jelenny, I won't see him until December, but that's okay.  As long as my mom is there to greet him when he gets off the bus, he's happy.
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