Replacements Are There!!!!

Great news!!! The replacements for Kevin's group have arrived in Kuwait!!!! We have hit a huge milestone! This is definitely the home stretch now! I couldn't help but get a little emotional when I heard the news. We've been waiting for this so long.

Kevin said they got there on Wednesday night and are getting settled in. They will begin their training and hopefully be done in the next 3 weeks or so. Once they finish the training they will be leaving Kuwait and on their way to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin for their medical evaluations and debriefings. They will be there for about 5 days before they come home.

The homecoming ceremony will be in Mason City. I will keep you all posted on specifics as I find out more.

Next Month!!!

I'm SO excited that I can actually say that Kevin will be back next month!! We still don't know specifics, but everything is right on track for him to be back at the end of October.

Next weekend he will be switching back to daytime hours so they will be ready for their replacements to arrive. They should be there soon after that. This is a HUGE milestone for Kevin as training the new troops is the final stage before coming home!

We are both so excited for him to come home and for things to get back to normal. I have a shirt of Kevin's that I haven't washed; and every now and then I'll pull it out and let Goo smell it. Goo still gets excited, sniffing and licking the shirt. It will be so fun to watch his reaction when he sees Kevin again.




I will keep everyone posted as I find out more on final dates for his arrival and homecoming ceremony. It's getting so close...We will see him NEXT MONTH!!!

Kevin's Mission

Kevin went on his first mission at the beginning of September. Things had been so busy with the missions coming and going that they needed someone to go, so he did. He went into the southern part of Iraq and back. The mission lasted about 4 days, and thankfully it was uneventful. Kevin enjoyed getting out of the base for awhile to do something a little different and out of his normal routine. Here are some pictures of Kevin on his mission.

The wrecker

Kevin and his truck partner, Chad Holt

Kevin driving the wrecker