Sunday, November 8, 2009

My Soldier Update




Time seems to be going by alot faster now that Zach is expected to be home, hopefully before Christmas. He has said that a new unit just arrived there at FOB Sykes, the line for the chow hall is about an hour long!!! They are starting to pack up their personal things and start shipping them back home. And boy does he have alot of things. 2 guitars, small amp, printer, 2 laptop computers, hundreds of $$$$ worth of tools that he personally ordered, bought and had shipped home then in turn I shipped to IRAQ. He said it feels good to be preparing to leave. He will return to Camp Atterbury for demobilization for awhile before coming home. Zach has already been in the military for almost 4 years. He is in for a total of 6 years. Hopefully when returning home in December, it will be for good, it is in his contract that he can attend school, so he plans to enroll ASAP. His plans are to pursue music.

My son has been through alot these past few years, he has matured, and become independent. I am sure families of alot of these young soldiers feel the same. I am happy that this journey is almost over for my son and he can get on with his life. I continue to pray for my son's safety and for all of our soldiers to return home soon. I have some recent pictures Zach has sent me.