RE: BUMMER NEWS!

How disappointing....but he is coming!!!  Amazing what the consequences of
these airline bankruptcies are.


> [Original Message]
> From: Jesse Bell <silverhawk@flash.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 4/23/2008 12:08:58 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] BUMMER NEWS!
>
> Well, heis NOT coming back this weekend. It will probably be next week
> before he can come home. The airline that normally picks up the soldiers
> over there went bankrupt, so they scrambled to find a new one, and that
> put them all behind schedule. So I won't know his new homecoming date
> until closer to Friday.
>
> B-to-the-ummer.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Jesse Bell <silverhawk@flash.net>
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 8:44:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] GOOD NEWS!
>
> He is an expert marksman....shooting. He will be training those within a
> specialized area. He wanted to be a sniper....I just cringed. I told him
> it was one thing to defend yourself and your platoon, but to just "pick"
> people off like they are bugs was more than I could stomach. That is
> somebody's husband, brother, son, father....... And they have to go
> through so much psychological testing before they are allowed to be a
> sniper. They don't want them coming back being all "Rambo like". So, he
> chose a different area to go into. BUT, after several military
> competitions at shooting (he was up against the best of the best) they
> offered him this position at Quantico.....so he took it because his
> girlfriend, soon to be fiance, lives in that area.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Andrea Hodges <andreah@hargray.com>
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 6:23:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] GOOD NEWS!
>
> What kind of training will he be doing with recruits Jesse? I know they
go 
> to MCT (Marine Combat Training) after they graduate boot camp but I
thought 
> that was at Camp Lejeune in NC. Just curious. I thought they did all
recruit 
> training at either Parris Island or Sand Diego.
> A
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jesse Bell" <silverhawk@flash.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 5:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] GOOD NEWS!
>
>
> > Ohhh...it's all good...ya know! Life is good. The first time he went
> > over there...I was a wreck. But it was more violent over there the first
> > time - really bad. This time..I just felt more of a peace about it. It's
> > like my son says...doesn't matter where you are...when it's your time,
> > it's your time. I just felt like things would be O.K. this time around.
> > He dodged a road side bomb the first trip...this time..he said it was
> > "boring" over there. I said boring was GOOD.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 4:41:23 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] GOOD NEWS!
> >
> > Oh honey - I hope he does get to stay stateside from now on - I KNOW
what 
> > a
> > strain this is for you since you are so close to your son!!  I would be
so
> > relieved as well!
> >
> > On 4/22/08, Richard Apking <redfour@omni-tech.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Maybe it's not so bad.  If he was hanging around the block (at least in
> >> Omaha NE) he could catch dead easily.  It is an honorable profession,
> >> and if he's smart (which he must be if he takes after his mom) he'll
> >> work his way into a job that he can use on the outside.  I spent some
> >> time on the trail (being a DI) and it's a tiring job to say the least,
> >> but you can develop some great people skills.  I'm sure it will work
out
> >> for him and you.  Take care, Rich
> >>
> >> Jesse Bell wrote:
> >> > *sigh* no - he's not finished. He re-enlisted for another 4 years.
They
> >> > dangle the money carrot in front of them pretty hard. It's what he 
> >> > wants
> >> > to do, so I support him. He'll be moving to Quantico in Virginia and
> >> > training recruits before they go to Iraq. So, hopefully he'll remain
> >> > stateside.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message ----
> >> > From: Richard Apking <redfour@omni-tech.net>
> >> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >> > Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 11:00:12 PM
> >> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] GOOD NEWS!
> >> >
> >> > Great news for you Jesse, hope he doesn't get re-deployed right away.
> >> > Is he considering the Corps as a career?  Take care, Rich
> >> >
> >> > Kitty wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Fantastic!  Has he left it for good?
> >> >>
> >> >> Kitty
> >> >> neIN, Zone 5
> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Bell"
<silverhawk@flash.net>
> >> >> To: "Gardenchat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> >> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 5:07 PM
> >> >> Subject: [CHAT] GOOD NEWS!
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>> My son left Fallujah today and is on his way home. My husband and I
> >> will
> >> >>> fly out to North Carolina on Friday to meet his platoon when they
> >> arrive
> >> >>> at Camp Lejuene. I'M SO EXCITED!!!
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
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