The Red Bulls became famous for this.....
My Dad would have been 88 today....
Posted on 12/21/2009 7:20:00 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
After nearly a year away from their families, 1,200 members of the Minnesota National Guard will soon be coming home from Iraq. The 34th Infantry Division, known as the Red Bulls, won't be home for the holidays, but they will arrive not long after the new year.
The first wave of men and women will start coming home next month. By the end of February, they should all be home.
Theresa Nace is counting the days. Her husband Specialist Timothy Nace, is one of the guardsmen returning home.
She said, "It's very helpful knowing that once 2010 comes then we're right down the homestretch of them coming home."
Chaplain John Morris spoke to 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS via satellite from Red Bull headquarters in Basa, Iraq.
Morris said the Red Bulls are ready to come home.
"It's what you dream about. It's what you live for," said Morris. "It's what you mark your calendar down for so we're very excited."
Returning troops will be able to get help through a national program that originated in Minnesota. It's called "Beyond the Yellow Ribbon" and it provides employment assistance, counseling, education and more.
I hope a bunch of them will decide to run for office.
I’ve had some personal dealings with some of these guys over the past 4 years and I wouldn’t put it past ‘em.....
109th Combat Engineers.
Dad spent time in Italy, N. Africa and some other stuff he would never talk about. He was a code breaker because he spoke several languages and had a gift with word puzzles...
They brought him back in Korea for the same reasons...
He was the best and I miss him dearly. Mom was pretty sad, today....
Thanks for the post and may God bless your Dad and your family, he sounds like a great guy!
Merry Christmas
He's 85 and still perking along, but you know that all the WWII guys are slowing down as the train nears the station. We will all have to pay Nature's debt eventually - as C.S. Lewis said, the mortality rate amongst Christians is still one hundred percent.
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