For Families Eyes Only

MG_0182a - Author:Joanie-21

Week 01  - Weekly news articles about family time…

Thinking about family time this week triggered my military family background… remembering times when my Dad returned home from assignments (although not from combat zones), and when both my brothers returned safe and sound from Vietnam.

So here’s our tribute to those in the military who treasure their family time!

130 Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team returned home Monday …

Fort Campbell, KY – The rainy weather that has been over Montgomery County since the early weekend broke for a bit on Monday morning in time to allow 130 soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team to return home without getting a good …

Publish Date: 05/03/2011 5:29

http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2011/05/03/130-soldiers-from-the-1st-brigade-combat-team-returned-home-monday-morning/

New York City Troops Return Home from Iraq

The 160 Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard’s 442nd Military Police Company return home to family and loved ones here on Friday, April 8, after almost nine months of service in Iraq.

Publish Date: 04/07/2011 10:01

http://readme.readmedia.com/New-York-City-Troops-Return-Home-from-Iraq/2258080

Soldiers Return Home « CBS Las Vegas

About 50 soldiers from the Nevada National Guard received a hero’s welcome after returning home from Afghanistan.

Publish Date: 04/11/2011 6:35

http://lasvegas.cbslocal.com/2011/04/11/soldiers-return-home/

I should note here that my Dad served during World War II, flying humanitarian mission over ”the Hump”, and training pilots stateside.

When you a military family, you discover that all of you are one big family… with lots of brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, moms, and dads! Family time becomes very sacred, and is never taken lightly…