tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815175947009353879.post8574209352834736321..comments2023-10-29T10:04:59.936-04:00Comments on Coppola: A Pediatric Surgeon in Iraq: 19/365 Bring a troop home for Thanksgiving: your homeChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13633134551913592699noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815175947009353879.post-22855061063002251612009-11-16T06:17:37.359-05:002009-11-16T06:17:37.359-05:00Chris,
Vince left for BMT on 10/17/2002
On Thur...Chris, <br /><br />Vince left for BMT on 10/17/2002<br /><br />On Thursday Nov 28, 2002 Thanksgiving,<br />Vince and another airmen were invited to<br />Thanksgiving dinner by an airmen on base<br />and his wife. The couple had young children,<br />maybe 2 or 3 of them.<br /><br />Vince had just turned 18 in August and this<br />was his first ever holiday away from home.<br />He graduated BMT on the very next day.<br />My ex hubby attended the grad, but I did not.<br /><br />Anyway... Vince called me several times<br />during the day. The family also shared their number in case we wanted to call HIM. <br /><br />It was an amazing experience for my son.<br /><br />During one call he said...<br /><br />"Ma, it feels AND SMELLS just like <br />Grammy's house."<br /><br />After dinner he called again. I said,<br />'I hope you pitched in and helped with<br />the dishes' !!! (typical MOM talk)<br />He said, yep ... we ate on GOOD disposable<br />dishes." LOL<br /><br />I will forever be in debt to that couple. !!!<br /><br />Thanks Chris for sharing this AWESOME<br />program, and for your hospitality to <br />the airmen you hosted. !!!<br /><br />xo xo <br />Deb in Ohio<br />PAFM of SSgt. VinnyDebra A. Estephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12804813869564573239noreply@blogger.com