1. Impressive deployment ceremony and gathering

2. Son-in-law, a pilot, deployed with his unit to the middle east

3. We were at the aviation facility at 4:30 a.m.

4. Wouldn’t have missed it for anything!

5. Awesome facility…huge helicopters in the hanger

6. Media interviewing s-i-l

7.  Grandsons traveling to be there…skier Gson had been skiing at the Nationals in Colorado all week

8. Wonderful to be able to spend time with our Gsons..great young men!

9. Governor there to extend appreciation to military and families and visiting with everyone

10. Our daughter, who has such a gratitude attitude, said while the tears were flowing on the tarmac, that a year from now we’ll all be there…smiling! and saying Hooray they’re home!!