Soldier home
Tuesday July 15, 2008
The image above appears in the Baton Rouge Advocate today. It shows my brother-in-law, Chief Warrant Officer Mike Leming, as he got off the plane in Baton Rouge yesterday and greeted his family. In the photo is my sister...
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Rod Dreher is an editorial columnist for the Dallas Morning News, and author of "Crunchy Cons" (Crown Forum), a nonfiction book about conservatives, most of them religious, whose faith and political convictions sometimes put them at odds with mainstream conservatives. The views expressed in this blog are his own.
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Three cheers and a tiger for the returning vet. Looks like our prayers for him were heard.
Congratulations!
I'm glad to see he's home, safe and sound and with his family. Handsome young fellow too, and a beautiful family. That is a wonderful picture, too.
Thanks be to God indeed.
Congratulations, Rod. This is indeed wonderful news, and if you would, please convey to him that there are many people grateful for his service.
Hopefully many more of our courageous men and women will be returning home safe and sound to their families soon.
Welcome Home, Mike! Praise God you are safe and sound!
Congratulations to you all! What a lovely story, and the picture really says everything.
A beautiful post and beautiful photo. Congratulations, Rod. I'm very happy for you and your family.
Thank God.
Rod, this is great news. Congratulations on the great job that your brother-in-law did and for his bravery and service to the country. God Bless him ... and great that he is finally home with your sister and nieces.
7-9 ... wow, that is eerie.
Alleluia!
Welcome home to your brother-in-law, Rod. Thank you for this post, and for the reminder that no matter how much one (such as I) might regret and oppose this war, "it's being fought -- and not always fought (Mike and his men are engineers) -- by men and women who may or may not agree with the war, but who promised to go if their country called, and who are honoring that promise."
God bless.
What Allen said ... and thinking of you too today, AnotherBeliever!
Congratulations! I'm glad he's home safe.
What a wonderful story. Goosebumps. So happy for all of you. And we thank him and his family for their service.
Give him a big sloppy welcome home hug and kiss for me. I am so happy for everyone in your family and his (obviously very wide) circle of friends. Thank God he is back safely.
Tell his dear loved ones to please let him sleep now. That jet lag from Iraq is killer, and you don't generally sleep more than in two hour snatches for the entire 72 hours it takes to get back Stateside. You don't want to say it yourself, because everyone is so happy to see you and to just get a look at you. But I'll say it for him, now that you've welcomed him, give him two or three days to rest.
Congratulations, God bless, and welcome home to your brother-in-law!
I've been saying the prayer to St. Michael each evening for his safe return; I'll keep it up for you, AnotherBeliever.
What a beautiful post. And how wonderful to see all the Crunchy Cons in agreement for once! Thanks for reminding us of what really matters, Rod. God bless you and your family.
Welcome back.
Steve
This is wonderful news! I am so happy for you and your family!
Glory to God! And a huge "thank you" to the brave men and women who risk their lives for the rest of us.
Rod Dreher-
We welcome your brother-in-law's safe return home.
Operation Yellow Elephant encourages all influential Americans who support what our nation is trying to accomplish to consider volunteering for service themselves [if eligible] or, if not eligible, to encourage their eligible relatives and friends, their circles of influence, to do the same.
This is the true test of credible national leadership. Thank you for sharing this with the American people.
It's a nice homecoming. One reservation though. When our country calls our soldiers to go into a war that never should have happened and in no way threatened our country what are we to think? Yes, our soldiers fought and build brilliantly but does that justify the war. It seems to me thinking that wherever our country decides to war then we must praise the soldiers who carry out the mission, no matter how misguided or venal the mission, then there is no limit on what we think we can do. In this war we have many who tortured the "enemy" because that is what our leaders wanted them to do. Is that right? I wish I had the right answer. Bottom line is one must be thankful anytime a soldier returns safely to his family and lament those who don't. But the conundrum remains.
Thank him and his family for us, Rod. We can't say enough to thank them. Bless them all.
And what is it with Louisianans like your mom? You all just know "stuff".
Congratulations to you and your sister's family, Rod! And a huge thank you to Chief Warrant Officer Mike Leming!
Welcome back, Mike! And thanks to you and your family for your courage and sacrifices.
God bless and many thanks. May our land and people be blessed by countless other scenes of joyous reunions in the days to come.
The Bronze Star is awarded for valor in combat, not meritorious service. It's the fourth highest award (after the MOH, DSC, Silver Star) for valor in combat. Give the man credit where credit is due.
The Bronze Star is awarded for valor in combat, not meritorious service. It's the fourth highest award (after the MOH, DSC, Silver Star) for valor in combat. Give the man credit where credit is due.
Actually, it's awarded for both, but more commonly awarded for meritorious service. If you get it for combat valor, it comes with a "V" attached, I believe. Mike's was for meritorious service.
What a moving picture. It brought tears to my eyes. This is how my children would look if their dad was off to war and came home safely to them. What a blessing!
What a moving picture. It brought tears to my eyes. This is how my children would look if their dad was off to war and came home safely to them. What a blessing!
Congratulations Mike and best of luck for your remaining life.
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Angel
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Congratulations, Rod. This is indeed wonderful news, and if you would, please convey to him that there are many people grateful for his service.
Hopefully many more of our courageous men and women will be returning home safe and sound to their families soon.
Max
WideCircles
Hello
The “Soldier’s Home,” in the title of this 1925 story, is not a retirement home for aged veterans but the childhood home of a former marine, Harold Krebs, who fought in World War I and has now returned to his mother’s house in a small, Oklahoma town. The story opens with the third-person narrator directing our attention to aspects of Harold’s life before he went to war, showing us a picture of him with his fraternity brothers at a Methodist college Harold had attended. When the wounded veteran arrives in town, he discovers that it is virtually the same as when he left it.
Max
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