Welcome Home Marine

Hello to all.

Just thought I'd let everyone know that Brian made it home early Saturday morning as planned and it's been wonderful to have him home. He's taking his time to get re-adjusted as it's been quite a culture change for him. We told him to just take the time he needs to do whatever he wants and he's taking us up on that. Here are a couple of photos from the past few days:

Lindsey and Brian

Welcome Home!!
(Laura added a nice touch
with the sign for the front yard)



While we're taking a little breath, the reality of losing five Minnesota heroes in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past week has kept things in perspective. While we are very, very proud, very relieved, and very thankful that Brian is home, our hearts go out to the families facing an entirely different reality as a result of all this. We appreciate their sacrifice and need to keep them in our prayers.

Silent Vigil Sunday Night For the
Three National Guard Troops
Killed In Basra

Laura and I again want to thank everyone for your prayers and your support. They made a huge difference for us.

We'll keep you posted here as we can. Now, it's "up to the cabin" for the weekend for a little family time.

Semper Fi