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Off to Camp Lejeune!

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I'm taking off in a few hours for North Carolina to welcome my son, Cpl. Hutch, home from his deployment to Iraq. He's a Marine Main Battle Tank Mechanic but also served as a tank crewman for a couple months over there. Supposedly he will arrive on base sometime around noon Wednesday. He called from Kuwait this morning so he is safely out of Iraq. Here is a pic of him and his tank crew. This is in their hangar at Habbaniyah. He's the one on the right.
I know you guys from MTF have already seen this because I just cut and pasted my post from over there because I've got to get to bed. Hutch
 

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Hey Hutchman! Give him a big thanks from all of us at FF! We're proud of his work and thankful for his time!
 
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Hutch , Here's hoping for a safe trip home for Mike . And a safe trip for You as well . It's difficult to put into words how much of a debt of gratitude I owe Young men like Your Son . John
 
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Hutch, I wish I knew he was there, I send packages to soldiers every few weeks, I would have been happy to send your son and his buddies care packages.

Nixon, BTW is Tina home yet? She hasn't visited the Forums in a while!
 
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Hutch,


Hope he has a safe trip home and you off to meeting him. Tell him thanks, I appreicate what he has done especially after hearing today's news.

murph
 
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Congrats Hutch! That has to be a great feeling knowing he is out of Iraq and soon to be on US soil.
THANKS to him and his whole unit for a job well done under the harshest of circumstances.
Enjoy the homecoming! :beer: :beer:
 
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Well, the lad made it home to the USA safely yesterday morning. I'm still at Lejeune waiting for him to get off today. They are going to reintegration classes. He says they have to learn that back here if you see a guy on the side of the road with a shovel, he's probably not planting an IED, so don't shoot him.
He wanted to go to Texas Roadhouse for a beer and a steak for his first meal home. Here's a couple pics. One is him right after getting off the bus, then, one of Old Hutch and Cpl. Hutch
 

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Hutch , That's great !!! I'm glad that He made it home safe .
All the best to You ,and CPL HUTCH ! John
 
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Awesome Hutch. Congrats! :beer:

Good pics. Thanks for sharing. Heck man, you don't look old enough to be retiring! Lucky duck!!!!!!!
 
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Hutchman said:
then, one of Old Hutch and Cpl. Hutch
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He's a little taller then the old man now.. must be from standing proud! Nothing could be better.. Congrats!!! Tell him I said Thankyou!!
 
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Doc, You're right, I'm not old enough or rich enough to retire. Just retired from that job. I'm taking a few months off and soon going to find something else to do. Mike and I are going down to see his grandparents in Florida, then I'm going job hunting. I could probably hook up with any of these GM dealers around here as a mechanic but, I'm kinda tired of wrenching on cars and trucks.
Thanks to all of you for your good wishes! Hutch
 
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Bob, Thanks for your support of our troops. There are a lot of them over there who don't receive anything. In Mike's case, he got more care packages than he could use. One day he actually got seven packages. I also asked, for someone else who wanted to send something, if there was anyone in his unit who needed packages and he said they were all getting plenty.
Kensfarm, it doesn't take much to get taller than me! I'm only 5'9" and I guess I'm starting the old dude shrinking thing. But yeah, he does stand tall. He's done something not everybody can do. Hutch
 
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Hutch,
Tell your son, thank you from all of us. There just doesn't seem to be a BIG enough Thank you to warrant what those guys and gals do for us here in the States. :respect: :flagusa:
 
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Hutch this is Tina, tell your son welcome home. I can only imagine what he went through. Thanks
Tina
 
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Thanks Tina, I'll tell him. Thanks to you for your service and welcome home. I've been PMing some with your Dad. You've got some great folks there! Hutch
 
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