Time's up!

Well, it's almost up, I should say. After being gone from home for 7 1/2 months and being in Iraq for almost 7 months, I'm finally heading home...very soon. I won't be home for Christmas but I do have a pretty good present from my Uncle Sam. A flight out of Iraq on Christmas morning. I'll spend a few days in Kuwait before finally heading back to the states. Then I'll spend about a week in FL before heading home to MS. My wife will meet me at the airport and spend that first week in FL with me, so if you don't see me around in here, not to worry. I'll be in good hands. Once I leave Iraq not sure how much computer time I'll get in either. Not the best of Christmas' but I'll be back for New Year's and will get to see some of the bowl games and of course my LSU Tigers whoop up on the blackeyes of OSU. Thanks to all for letting me live through your hunts this season!
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9er
ABert,

Thanks a lot for your service!!!! :thumb Be careful and we will catch ya when you get to a "puter"

=D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>

9er

Go Buckeyes!!!!!!!!
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killerbee
thats just awsome ABERT!!! congrats on getting to go home to your family :thumb
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MuleyMadness
That's a pretty good Christmas gift that morning! Thanks for your commitment and hard work. Thanks for the update. salxxute
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Hoo Rah =D>
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proutdoors
Thank you for your service/sacrifice. =D>

PRO
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brn2hunt
"MuleyMadness" wrote:That's a pretty good Christmas gift that morning! Thanks for your commitment and hard work. Thanks for the update. salxxute
 +1 :thumb =D> :thumb
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AGCHAWK
Glad to hear that you'll be back stateside soon ABert. Enjoy the time with your wife and the rest of the family...and enjoy the fact that ya ain't packin' around 60 lbs of gear every day!

Take care and keep in touch.
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What kind of game will ya be chasin' first? Waterfowl?

Congrats on the good news!
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ABert
Ready, not much as far as waterfowl hunting in south MS but the whitetail season has been extended until the middle of Feb. As much as the wife will let me I'll be out in the woods trying to get one or three of them.

AGC, hope everything is going good on your end. Sent you a PM a while back, if you need anything let me know. Time really flies over here, hard to believe my time is already up.

Appreciate the rest of the comments. I do my official checkout tomorrow and then a lot of "hurry up and wait" for the flights.

EDIT: After eleventy million tries I finally got an avatar to work!!! :))
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just make it home safely so we can hunt next year !
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Buck Fever
Thanks for your service and a merry christmas...
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Hiker
ABert, That is great news. Like your Brother said, be safe.
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ABert
zatarain/Hiker, once the wheels are up on Christmas Day, I'll relax a little easier. I've gotten used to so much over here that you take it in stride. Now, I'm just a little bit paranoid of every little thing. Just a couple more days is what I keep telling myself.
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AGCHAWK
ABert, I got the PM and it was much appreciated. Everything's going well on my end. I got lucky and got a two week break between San Diego and FT Jackson. I'll be reporting on the 30th and you know what happens from there. I am just enjoying my last few days at home before the deployment.

Take care my friend and have fun!
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ABert
Ok, it's really happening! Flew out of Baghdad this morning and am sitting in Kuwait as I type. Hop a bus tomorrow to go to another base for a few days then on to Kuwait City to catch the big bird home.

Merry Christmas all and have a great New Year!
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killerbee
AWSOME ABERT! have a safe trip home :thumb
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AGCHAWK
Welcome back my friend! I am sitting here in Spokane gettin' set to head to FT Jackson before hittin' the sandbox. Looks like we'll keep the MuleyMadness representation going for at least the next 8 months.

Glad to see that you made it out without any hick-ups!
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MuleyMadness
WELCOME HOME!! :thumb
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waynedevore
Abert, Glad to have You back State Side. :thumb :thumb
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MULIES4EVER
=D> Thanks for all you do. Welcome home friend. =D>
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ABert
Brett/Wayne,
Not home just yet. Finally left Kuwait very early this morning, sitting in Germany at the moment while the plane refuels and had a chance to hop online. Will be state side this afternoon and reunited with my bride come around midnight. This will probably be the last post for a little while as I've got just a tad bit of catching up to do with the wife and others. So dang nice to actually see pine trees and no sand!!!

Greg, I'll give you a call within the next 2 or 3 days, same with Dad.
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killerbee
awsome ABERT!! glad to hear your almost home =D>
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ABert
Finally home! Spent a few days in FL checking in and out at the same time so I could finish up my time at home in Mississippi. I think my puppies were just as happy to see me as I was to see them. Got home a little early and got to see my grandson and new granddaughter, all of one month and one day old. Decided I wasn't going to do any work this first weekend home, just enjoy and relax. I've got a BUNCH of parts I bought for the Blazer that need to be installed and some work to do around the house but that can wait for a week or two. Got to see my first live football games of the year and the wife didn't even complain when I spent all of New Years Day watching the bowl games. Can't say how nice it is to be back!
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killerbee
TO COOL ABERT! glad you made it back safely :thumb
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BOHNTR
Welcome back......
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MuleyMadness
Welcome back......
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Hiker
Welcome home! When are you coming home to Colorado and going bird hunting with us?
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