Finally home - lots of public support along the way
31 AUG 06 - Well, after three days of travel and I don’t know how many hours in the air, I finally got back home from Iraq for my two weeks of rest and relaxation. All told, I flew from Iraq to Kuwait in a C130 and then got on a ATA flight from Kuwait to Shannon, Ireland; then on to Dallas, Texas; and then my final flight back home. In the three days of travel (since none of this was all at once), I got only about a total of 8 hours of sleep.
Along the way, people treated us very well - I was a little surprised at the outpouring of support. When we landed in Dallas, the airport fire department, to salute us, doused the airplane in a watery fountain as we rolled past. Going down to pick up our luggage, a whole group of people were waiting for us to cheer us on and thank us for our service. Outside, when I went to get a shuttle bus to the next terminal, a veteran walked up and offered myself and several other servicemembers a lift in his private vehicle (which I accepted). American Airlines put me on a stand-by upgrade to first class for free. They also gave me access to their VIP lounge while waiting for my flight. There weren’t any open first-class seats when I boarded the aircraft, but a very nice gentleman came back and offered up his seat to me. And, while I was sitting there, two other passengers came up and shook my hand and thanked me for my service.
In my 18 years in the service, I can recall only a couple of occasions where someone has made a rude or disparaging remark to me while I’ve been in uniform. The vast majority of the time, people have generally been very friendly. It’s not too many occupations where you can be standing there in your employer’s uniform, pumping gas into your car, and have someone come up and shake your hand, thanking you for the job you are doing.
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