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1. #331996
   On May 23rd, 2008 at 9:30 pm, zorro said:

   Tears of joy. Thanks

2. #331998
   On May 23rd, 2008 at 9:34 pm, Amglo said:

   What a great story, more like this should be on major media. You get a sense of the emotion involved in a reunion like this but until your there…you have no idea. I remember the first time I saw my son after he served 15 months in Iraq on the front line, it was like heaven that you never want to let go of.

3. #332006
   On May 23rd, 2008 at 9:53 pm, magicarb said:

   I remember the first time I saw my son after he served 15 months in Iraq

   THANK YOU to your son for his service to our country.

   God bless our troops.

4. #332008
   On May 23rd, 2008 at 9:55 pm, cngerms said:

   Dang! There’s not much which makes this red-blooded, American male tear up, but surely does! God bless that family and all our awesome military families. You make us proud beyond words!

5. #332010
   On May 23rd, 2008 at 9:58 pm, americangrunthog said:

   Dang it… You made a cranky old fart cry like a baby.

   Thank you troops.. One and all.

   I’ll never forget your sacrifices for us.

6. #332012
   On May 23rd, 2008 at 9:59 pm, mad_cow said:

   Amglo, It’s hard to know what to say, hard to put into words. God Bless your son and your family. Thanks just doesn’t seem enough.

   Julie

7. #332019
   On May 23rd, 2008 at 10:24 pm, vatodio said:

   God Bless you.

8. #332020
   On May 23rd, 2008 at 10:29 pm, BayStateRepublican said:

   What a great story. God bless him for the sacrifices that he has made in the service of our freedom, and for the sacrifices his wife and daughter have made to keep house and home while he has been away.

   Thanks Michelle for another heartfelt reminder of the worth of our families.

9. #332024
   On May 23rd, 2008 at 10:34 pm, Snooper said:

   I can relate. Our son has returned from Iraq with the 101st Screaming Eagles in Arab Jabour and is on Home Ground.

10. #332025
    On May 23rd, 2008 at 10:34 pm, atheling said:

    This kind of thing always chokes me up.

11. #332029
    On May 23rd, 2008 at 10:45 pm, tuffy said:

    I caught that yesterday. Got to me because we’re about to have R&R. Nice to see these kind of pieces on TV.

12. #332041
    On May 23rd, 2008 at 11:09 pm, dan_bujok said:

    I love to see these kind of stories, after returning in late December from Camp Bucca (read the 26th-due to every kind of trouble we could have getting back stateside presented itself) I finally got to have a reunion with my brother and Dad in Atlanta though be it short, cause I had to catch a flight back to Seattle to see the rest of my family and my beautiful wife. I do admit this sand sailor did cry, a lot. I pray that every returning service member can have a beautiful reunion, one we dream about every night over there.

13. #332045
    On May 23rd, 2008 at 11:20 pm, Christian Soldier said:

    Our military and its families are the best of the best.

    Anyone thinking of voting for B Hussein O?:

    http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/multimedia/details.aspx?id=278

14. #332046
    On May 23rd, 2008 at 11:23 pm, beenthere said:

    This has been such an awful week, depressing on so many levels, it is nice to see something positive. Our government is hopeless, mad, but our people, most of them anyway, still stand true for what matters.

15. #332051
    On May 23rd, 2008 at 11:32 pm, rightisright said:

    Another great story you have reported MM, bless all our troops and family’s of the troops. American will come through this.

16. #332054
    On May 23rd, 2008 at 11:51 pm, Brent said:

    Every time I see one of these stories it always causes me to tear up. God bless our troops and their families.

17. #332064
    On May 24th, 2008 at 12:35 am, ArmsnAmmo said:

    Cover Me in Gravey and Call Me Breakfast! What a Happy Moment for this WARRIOR and HIS FAMILY!

18. #332065
    On May 24th, 2008 at 12:40 am, thebronze said:

    Great story, but Fox’s embed code doesn’t work. Bastards!

19. #332068
    On May 24th, 2008 at 12:56 am, WarTip said:

    With everything that is going on these days, it really is very refreshing to see something we can all be happy about. May God speed all of their returns to reunions just as happy.

20. #332069
    On May 24th, 2008 at 12:56 am, 2manybooks2littletime said:

    I love these stories!! I had to rewind it to watch the daughter’s face as she realized who she was seeing!

    Amglo, and Snooper, thank you to your family for their service.

    Dan_bujok thank you for your service.

21. #332072
    On May 24th, 2008 at 1:05 am, love2rumba said:

    very heartwarming

22. #332073
    On May 24th, 2008 at 1:19 am, Send_Me said:

    If I may, I ask that you think of this and stories like it whenever you see a service flag with either a blue or, Heaven forbid, gold star either worn or at someone’s home. If you’re looking for a way to “Support the Troops,” try looking for ways to encourage and help their families. Military spouses and kids are tough and don’t ask for charity, but a pat on the back, a listening ear, and an encouraging word go a long way.

23. #332080
    On May 24th, 2008 at 2:08 am, Ogre said:

    Dang this stuff always makes me cry. It’s not normal for an ogre to cry, yet here are the wet spots on my shirt.

24. #332086
    On May 24th, 2008 at 2:32 am, tpierce2 said:

    Damn,
    there isn’t much that makes my eyes water up, but this did. And other stories like it do. We should see many more of them as they are all really heroes. The ones that serve and the families that support them.

    God bless this man and his family and all of our fine military. They deserve out total support. What a fine bunch of Americans!

    You may sensor this next comment–but God Damn the Democrats and the people that want to see the country fail. God Damn Barack Hussein Obama and Hillary and Chuck Schumer and Ted Kennedy and John Kerry and John Murtha and Dickie Durban and Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. Damn them all!

    Now I am starting to sound like Reverend Wright! Except I don’t “God Damn America.”

    In spite of the failings of Bush, he stands head and shoulders above any of the above mentioned demorats.

    Thanks again to our military and families. Gotta love them!

25. #332097
    On May 24th, 2008 at 4:04 am, libertybelle said:

    This is my first time experiencing a deployment – by that I mean my boyfriend deployed almost three weeks ago. His tour is ten months, and I’m already counting the days. It has been ironic, or maybe not, that his bravery has made me so much stronger in the face of the liberals that surround me daily. Each of those soldiers gives us all a strength to fight for what is right. God Bless them all, and keep them in your prayers.

26. #332103
    On May 24th, 2008 at 4:36 am, Joemantler said:

    God bless them all and Amen!

27. #332107
    On May 24th, 2008 at 4:46 am, herself said:

    If anyone can call that man a cold hearted killing machine that has no feelings other than a lust for death that person is not human – or is a far out liberal-progressive.

28. #332108
    On May 24th, 2008 at 4:55 am, JBro said:

    Amen to the above comments of supporting our troops. I’d also like to thank Pat Dollard and other bloggers that help to spread the true story of what the troops are accomplishing over here! Unfortunately, I cannot get to Pat Dollard’s website (or to Hot Air, for that matter) due to administrative restrictions on sites with streaming media.

    Pat was embedded with my old unit (3rd Bn 7th Marines) in Ramadi, Iraq before I retired and would join units going on patrol all of the time. We used to joke that Pat was a magnet for contact because every patrol he joined would become engaged in contact with the enemy. His efforts to get the story are truly appreciated!

29. #332149
    On May 24th, 2008 at 8:45 am, Boomer said:

    Nothing like the joy of being reunited with your loved ones after a long deployment. I remember it well my wife told me my son would be excited all the way to the squadron or aircraft when he was little guy until he saw me and remembered he was mad at me for being gone. At least I always got a hug a little later when he finally forgave me.

    This generation of heroes continues to serve their country with honor, dedication, and uncommon valor overseas. When they get to come back home they finally get to spend some valuable time with the reason they serve.

30. #332159
    On May 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am, Texas Tiger said:

    Gotta love it!

31. #332309
    On May 24th, 2008 at 1:54 pm, MNUSMCDavid said:

    I already know that I’m going to blubber like a baby twice….. when my son leaves for Iraq soon and when he returns. God bless and keep safe all who serve, served or are now in God’s heavenly care. Semper Fi!

32. #332325
    On May 24th, 2008 at 2:48 pm, ammo john said:

    Yesterday (Friday) I did a Patriot Guard mission for the services of CWO Michael Lynch, an Army reservist and a deputy with the Salt Lake City Sheriff’s office. Sad and tearful as all funerals are.

    Early this morning at midnight I was standing in the flag line again with the PGR for an hour and a half, this time for the arrival of returning Airmen from Iraq to Hill AFB. Before the plane arrived, the CO wanted all of the new mothers to be the first ones up front. When the plane taxied in, the big hangar doors opened and a huge wall of families with ballons, banners and flags came out. I was tearful again, but boy was I smiling!

    It really is different to be there and witness families hugging each other again, compared to seeing it on TV. I wish all PGR missions were like this.

33. #332423
    On May 24th, 2008 at 9:54 pm, terrig said:

    Saw this on the news, it’s a wonderful story but waiting to see it on Olberdork’s show.

34. #332432
    On May 24th, 2008 at 10:17 pm, longbow said:

    May God bless all our troops!

    And I will never forget their sacrifices and always honor them. They are and always have been a force for good against evil, when you get down to it. Others may poo-poo the idea of evil but I know it’s real, and so do they. Those people who poo-poo it have their heads in the sand or perhaps in another place and really do not deserve the freedoms they enjoy – but the military provides it to them anyway so they can be fools without a care.

35. #332616
    On May 25th, 2008 at 11:45 am, pueblo1032 said:

    MM, after your last one of these, I swore I would not look at another. It took me 45 minutes of replaying the last one to get my COFFEE to stop making my eyes WATER. So here I sit 2 days after you posted this one, and DAMNED if my COFFEE isn’t doing it again.

36. #332691
    On May 25th, 2008 at 2:13 pm, Wade said:

    Each time I see something like this, it makes the return from Viet Nam seem just a little more distant.

37. #332692
    On May 25th, 2008 at 2:17 pm, Wade said:

    On May 24th, 2008 at 4:04 am, libertybelle said:

    Your support and letters from home will shield your warrior from harm, foreign and domestic.

    Thank you Libertybelle for your sacrifice, you are as important as your warrior.