It’s that time again….deployment. Ed is already in Afghanistan. We said our good- byes on January 3rd. Ed left with Advance Party, so there weren’t a bunch of Marines leaving on this farewell. It was a beautiful day, but freezing!!! Well, 21 degrees, cold for me! We went to church in the morning and then we were off to the base. Ed had to be at his pick up place at 2 PM. By 5 PM the bus was rolling out and heading to Cherry Point to catch their plane from the East Coast to the Middle East. Does that mean he is half way to the West Coast? He arrived a week later after spending almost a week in an old part of Russia.
One of Ed's Best Friends Came To Say Good Bye
It was nice, Ed's friend helped carry the packs so i didn't have to pretend like i could carry one!
Ty and Ryan sitting on Ed's packs
He has his tag laced on his boot, he's ready to go
Last Family Picture
Time to load up the packs
Vicki tried sooo hard not to cry....but she fell apart at the final good bye
Last Kiss
The Last Hug
The Last Wave
Driving Away....
He gave me the wave from his heart before he climbed on the bus.....
1 comment:
Ahhh...I don't know who makes me cry more you or Carrie. Thank you for still being willing to endure the hardship of deployments. Thanks to Ed for continueing to serve our great country. Hugs to Vickie..seperation stinks!
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