Re: Fwd: Military Tribute...

Pretty proud of Neal for sure.  He's a very fine young man indeed.

On 4/19/06, Judy Browning <judylee@lewiston.com> wrote:
>
> 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
> >>
> >> Begin forwarded message:
> >>>>
> >>>> Click here: Thank You !!!
> >>> it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/
> >>> direct/01/
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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