On Tuesday, February 17, something amazing happened. Kevin's flight arrived on time and the welcome home ceremony was only delayed 30 minutes. What is even more amazing is that the date I received a week out was indeed the day he came home. If you know anything about the military, you know that this is a miracle.
The ceremony was wonderful because it lasted perhaps a total of two minutes. The Colonel thanked the families for what they had done during the tour and then released the soldiers.
It was chaos. Imagine 200 Soldiers scattering in a gym full of hundreds of family members. Kevin found us. Davis hugged him, I hugged him and kissed him and kissed him again and again. Ronin went right to him and the first thing he did was touch his head and say, "Hair?"
For the rest of the day and several days that followed, Ronin kept saying one thing over and over again:
Daddy, home.
I was ok till the end--that made me cry :) So happy you are all together! ILY Mom
ReplyDeleteSo happy for you, Kevin and the boys! Blessings on you and your family. =)
ReplyDeleteI had tried to post a comment on this a few days ago but for some reason there was no comment box to write in! Here it is now! Kristen, I am so happy for you all! I love hearing about Ronin's first reaction, and how he's talking about Daddy being home. You are a special family. May God be with you all. Oh, and thank Kevin for serving our country for the Lord!
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