Re: Fwd: Military Tribute...

The muscles are something, huh. When our middle daughter (youngest stepdaughter) came home from the Army the first time, I was astounded. She was this petite slender little thing. Came home with a definite hourglass figure and muscle definition and strong! Still very feminine, but much more confident & no nonsense. She met her husband there & that discipline is showing in the way they're raising their kids. Lots of love but no tolerance for disobedience and nonsense. Lots of specific guidance, but expected to make good decisions. These kids are a joy to be around. Despite some injuries, the military was good for both of them.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Bell" <silverhawk@flash.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Fwd: Military Tribute...


Yeh, I'm pretty darn proud of my son. He has learned so much the last
year. I never wanted a military life for him, but I will say he has
matured so MUCH because of it. And he was always this tall, SKINNY,
kid...and now he is tall with MUSCLES all over the darn place. When I
hug him, he picks me up off the ground like it's no big thang.

I think he had something to prove to himself when he joined. People told
him he wouldn't make it through boot camp (including his stepbrother),
so he set out to prove them wrong.



Cathy Carpenter <cathy.c@insightbb.com> wrote:
 Your son saved a life. How many of us can honestly say that? He is
one of the many heros, there and here, who do what they can daily to
help others. When I was in the army, I took one of our Combat
Casualty Care Courses. The school motto was "War has no winners. Only
survivors." Your son added one to their ranks.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Apr 18, 2006, at 5:06 PM, Jesse Bell wrote:


Those make me cry! When my son called Sunday, he said the truck in
front
of his truck was hit and exploded. They lost their translator from
Bagdahd, two boys were hit pretty badly with shrapnel and were
thrown 40
feet from the truck, and one of his friends almost died, his leg blown
to bits and he was bleeding to death. My son said he went into
automatic
pilot and got the first aid kit out, put a tournequet on him and
stopped
the bleeding until the medics could get there. He was flown to Germany
and then will go home to the states to be with his wife. He doesn't
know
if he will lose his leg or not. My son said he hadn't slept in
days...and sounded so tired.


Jess


Cathy Carpenter wrote:
A friend from my church sent me this. It is beautifully done and
quite moving, especially for those with loved ones in Iraq or
Afghanistan.
Kitty: I mailed the books to you today.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

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