Notes from Tommie

posted by tommie on Nov 15

So right now I’m sitting in the Dallas/Fort Worth USO computer lab with little less than an hour before my final flight for the day, and hopefully for a good long time yet. After this flight I will have spent the last 20 hours, more or less, in constant flight with relatively few breaks inbetween. That isn’t even to mention before I got to Kuwait!

On my way to Iraq I made my first stop in Germany, but on the way coming back for R&R I made my first stop in Ireland. It was very sad indeed. In Ireland and not allowed to drink any whiskey or beer, but dang it to all these laws and etc. If only there weren’t all these restrictions on people I swear the world would be a more friendly place to live in.

Alas, when I got back to Tx I knew there would be people waiting to greet us home (Tx people naturally love military people I think) but boy was I surprised. Not only were there people waiting right out of the gate, but then when we tried to go out to our next gate to check our luggage there was this huge line of supporters – everything from little girls and boyscouts up to veterans of the past.

Makes me proud to serve seeing people like that who actually support us no matter what. That brings me to thank not only my soldier angels but every individual that dedicates their time to that program and the many like it. THANK YOU! Like it or not being a soldier, airmen, seamen, or marine is a job that we do get paid for; however, it still means alot that citizens recognize the troubles that come with it.

For those of you who have a service member overseas, or even away for TDY or training, I thank you for what you do for us and how you help our country to be strong in the face of ever-growing chaos. With the global economy spiralling downward and the war ot terror still a major front it is people like you – people that love and care about who they are and understand what it means to be american – that America still stands.

Thank you all so much, Tommie Lee Roberts (a.k.a. Pup)