" Until I'm Home Again"

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( Messages from Your Heroes until they all are home again because you are the homefront heroes )

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" Until I'm Home Again "

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(Holiday Messages from Your Heroes until they all are home again because you are the homefront heroes and these troops wanted to let you know ! )

Dear Ann and my little buddy,

Time passes slowly here but whenever I look at your photo,

I remember we'll be together again soon. Stay strong-

give that little buddy a huge hug from Daddy and

remember the fireworks...we'll have some more soon.

Go ahead and get him that Tigger...and tell him Dad will bring

the squirt guns later...

Sgt.Tom B.

US Army

Afghanistan

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Beth,

Wish I could be there when the baby comes but I know you

and Mom and Dad will handle this...you both mean the

world to me...and say hi to M&D...stay warm. Thanks for the

socks and mints ! More please...

Semper Fi.

Bill

USMC

Iraq

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Anna,John, and Leroy,

Be good for Santa and make Mommy proud.

Help Daddy with the cooking because you know

he burns things sometimes...:)...remember I love

you...more than all the ice cream in the world...

Santa will be coming soon and baby Jesus will be born..

I will be looking at your photos and missing you but I

am happy you are safe.

I will stay safe too- I promise !

Love

Mommy

USAF

Kuwait

Gunny’s Christmas List

It never fails, Christmas has slipped up on me again, and everyone wants to know what I want for Christmas. I know that everyone is just trying to show their love and support, but I truly struggle with a list every year. Luckily, I have lots of time again this year to reflect on “Why” I find this simple task so hard. Here is what I have come up with so far.

My list is difficult because I truly don’t need anything. I already have the things that mean the most to me. I have a loving wife that has stood by me and has always looked on the bright side of every difficult task placed on her door step by either the Marine Corp or by me. I have two kids, both of which are pretty much grown, that I love dearly. They have been the focal point of our family since the day they were born. I have my health and the health of my family. Everything else is just an added bonus.

Unfortunately, I am still faced with the task of providing everyone a list of things that will somehow make my life more full. Well let’s go ahead and start with the difficult one’s first.

I want to be able to use the same flight roster to go home that I used to come over here (no deleted names!)

I want to drop by Mortuary Affairs and find them playing basketball because they are “BORED” instead of always catching them exhausted from a long nights work.

I want ALL of my Marines to actually get through on the phone Christmas Day.

I want my buddy to be magically transported home to see his son, born December 2^nd 2005.

I want the Marine that stands out in front of the chow hall ensuring that nobody slips in with weapons is warm and dry while the rest of us eat.

I want all the Marines out on convoys to bring their vehicles back without holes in them from bullets or IEDs.

I want this to be the last time that I or my Marines or our children have to visit Iraq and I want it to be because we solved the problems here not because we get pulled out before we are finished.

I want all the people in all the support groups that remembered us this tour to look in the mirror and feel as good today as they have made us feel with every box we received.

And lastly I want the families of all fallen service members to know that they are not alone. We share the pain of losing there loved ones (our brothers and sisters) and always will.

Hopefully you now understand why I find my list so hard. Maybe I just want too much. I hope everyone has a wonderful Holiday season.

GySgt George C. Lassiter

Pace, Florida

Submitted to Ali at Homefront Hugs USA to share with all this Christmas season...and beyond.

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