When warriors come home

[henryclay]

People who have served in uniform already know there is no politics between a father and his children. And watching the children in these videos will get the juices flowing for anyone who has been deployed, whether they have seen the elephant or not.

There is a banner at the beginning that will take you to a more recent video, but if you let it pass without clicking on it you can come back after this video and watch the more recent one. In fact the link page has several similar videos on it. They are all worth watching.

[privateinvestor]

I waited across the street for one of my kids school bus to stop. And let her and her friends depart. And when she saw me after I had been away for @ a year or so, she came running and crying and was something we will never forget. Thank God for little girls ..

[deziloooooo]

Feb 10, 2011 16:23:22 GMT -5 @privateinvestor said:

I waited across the street for one of my kids school bus to stop. And let her and her friends depart. And when she saw me after I had been away for @ a year or so, she came running and crying and was something we will never forget. Thank God for little girls ..

When my Dad came back from WW2, almost 2 years away..and only seen a few times on leave before...didn't know him really.. and my brother only three really didn't know him..took a while when I think back to it..only thing was a lot of the neighbor kids dads were starting to show up...so proudly took him around to introduce my DAD

[deziloooooo]

Feb 12, 2011 4:23:04 GMT -5 Ratchets said:

Great video Henry. I always wanted to do the "surprise" thing, but my wife has too many friends with the other spouses so she inevitably would find out through the grapevine anyway.
As kind of a funny story, when our oldest daughter was about four she had a lot of trouble over a deployment, or took it pretty hard. The morning after I returned, when I woke up and opened my eyes she was standing right by the bed with her face like six inches away just looking at me. I literally jumped like five feet, talk about startling lol! I'm still not sure what she was doing, maybe trying to remember if I was really dad, or maybe just waiting for me to wake up so we could play or something. Either way, I don't think the old ticker could handle that nowadays haha.

Funny story Ratch...My Dad had moments...heard Mom comforting him..he was with Pattons third and had seen a lot of stuff..there was no support back then..more talking to fellow friends/Vets..got into VFW..today we would understand , back then...

[deziloooooo]

Feb 12, 2011 17:19:43 GMT -5 Ratchets said:

It was just a joke Deziloooo. I'm sure anybody would be startled if they woke up and somebody's face was "right there!". Don't read too much into it...

ok me bad and a neat story anyway..forgive. I actually was picturing it.

Just a question, how did the kids deal with you moving to different posts, I hear the story of Service Brats..getting use to it, but to break in new friends especially as they get to the teens..not easy.

[jkscott]

I see a lot of love in those videos.

[deziloooooo]

"I'm sure plenty of "normal people" move more often than that heh"
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Very good point, didn't think of that..and so true today. ON the three more years..great to hear..that should bring you to about your 20 if I remember a last post a while ago..very nice and glad to hear for you.
{Appreciate your candid and answers for those of us who it's been way to long, different time, and haven't a clue as to the "real "...}

[❤ mollymouser ❤]

I cry when he deploys.
I cry when he comes home.
My poor husband jokes once in a while that I spend a lot of time at the airport in tears.

[domeasingold]

I came home in late '71. I wore my summer dress khakis even though it was November. No one said a word to me the entire trip. I got home, changed into civilian clothes and waited for my mother to get home from work.
Why were we forgotten?

[deziloooooo]

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[handyman2]

I remember when my dad came home from WW-2 he was somewhat of an emotional wreck. He would wake up at night hollering in his sleep. When I came home I had a hard time getting the images of my buddies who did not make it. Now I do contract work at times in Va's and military hospitals and I see the young with metal legs learning to walk or pick up a pencil with a bionic arm and hand and just want to stop and hug them.
The family has a lot of learning and understanding to do as well as a brave solder. It would be easier if these current wars had a purpose but I am finding it hard to see one.

[deziloooooo]

I had posted earlier my experiences but I try to stay away from the personal experiences thus the x, but have no problem with other remembrances.

My dad served a bit over 2 years away, Patton's third , can't remember how long and there definitely was a adjustment period. I think what was help full was so many neighbors were in the same situation as their Dads and Uncles returned, and they had others who had been away as fellows to relate to and talk to.

I do remember my Uncle Joe 's return from the Pacific, he had been in on the invasion of the Philippines and some other place m, but think his most active action was the Philippines and I remember how I couldn't understand his fascination with my Aunt, only been gone for almost three years, LOL, but he gave me his trench knife, had for years and cut down many a small tree and sapling, but he wouldn't give me a switch blade , blade shot out of the tip , quick, at a touch of a button, and what I remember, came to a sharp point, and it looked like it could cut steel with a swipe. Said something like uh, uh when I reached for it or something to that affect.

Another cousin , my cousin Lester was a Battalion Sgt Major, transportation branch , rail, had been a dispatcher or something important like that in civilian life and they, Dad , Uncles kidded him on his rank , never leaving the states and all that rank, though dad was a senior SGT too, can't remember all the stripes but more then E/5, but Dad once told me as I grew older, Les did a lot more then anyone else in the family as far as importance in the War, he had very important job of moving all those important trains from here to there and command of the who did all that too.