2009.09.29
Welcome home, Henry
Imagine my surprise, and delight, when I received this email at 9:36 this morning from Henry Bass, a local Army reservist and business owner who we featured in a four-page spread in today's NRV Current:
Chris,
The blog articles and photos came out GREAT in today's paper- and guess what? Your timing was unbelieveable-- I have just arrived HOME!
My orders took me out to November 9th, but our unit transfered authority to the 36th Sustainment Brigade last week. They had an earlier flight come open, and moved over a dozen of us up in the redeployment schedule! It was like a giant rollercoaster: we were waiting in Tallil for the next event, and suddenly we're in the redeployment ride, going from Tallil to Camp Virginia (Kuwait); then Fort McCoy, WI and home to Roanoke; and it's over! Or at least it's just beginning: reuniting with my family, and later on this week, with my work.
I have a couple of blog articles to post since this has happened so quickly, but I wanted to let you know immediately that this kind of changes your article! I have photos of me leaving Tallil, in Camp Virginia (under "Richmond Road" sign!), and receiving a Bronze Star from our commander.
Henry
Just goes to show you that nothing ever works out the way you had it planned -- and sometimes, it's for the better. We have another four-page spread on Bass and his time in the Middle East planned for Wednesday's Current. Hopefully he'll like it just as much.
Welcome home, Henry.
