Bo is home! Yesterday was amazing. Bo found favor left and right travelling home from the base. He was originally booked on a late flight that would put him in Atlanta at 12:30 am this morning, but was able to change flights and arrived at 3:00 yesterday afternoon. He was supposed to fly to Dallas then to Atlanta, but every flight out of Fort Sill's airport was double booked. There were soldiers from Thursday still waiting at the airport Friday to get out. All military personnel were travelling yesterday, beginning their holiday block leave, and thousands of army soldiers were trying to leave Oklahoma. The first miracle was that Bo's drill sergeant allowed him to leave the base and get to the airport early. The second miracle was that the ticket agent allowed him to get on a airline van (for free!) that was driving to Dallas. The third miracle is that the same agent in Oklahoma gave him a boarding pass on an 11:00am flight from Dallas to Atlanta. The fourth miracle is that, in Dallas, he was singled out from a group of soldiers to be upgraded to first class! He was seated in 3A, the very first seat on the plane!
Isaac and I drove to Atlanta to meet him. Isaac was perfect and content. He held his giraffe and just stared out the window. No traffic, no problems. We had about an hour and a half wait at the airport before Bo's plane landed. I found the USO and we were welcomed and offered lunch. We found the terminal where Bo would be coming in and anxiously waited for our man! When Bo saw us, he dropped his bags, grabbed us and cried. It was a beautiful reunion. Bo was crying, I was crying, the people around us were crying. One woman came up to hug us both and thanked Bo for serving our country. Another offered to take our picture. Another brought her five year old grandson (Noah!), to shake Bo's hand. People spoke to him with kindness, thank him for defending them, and offered to buy his food. As happy as I was to see my hubby, observing all the respect given to him was just as great. After the way he was treated at his last two jobs, seeing him being honored, affirmed, and appreciated is very validating and a long time coming. Oh yea, we are doing the right thing. He is right where he needs to be and we both know that.
Welcome home soldier.
Ooahhh.
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Oh how exciting! I know that you are glad to have Bo home. It is amazing how people respond to our military men and women. We have experienced the same kind of reactions from others during the year that Ricky was away in Iraq. Glad he is home for Christmas...so I guess you will be finding out where you go next???
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