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Notes of Appreciation : My name is Ssg. A. McE. and I am currently assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Division based out of Ft. Carson, Colorado. I have been home a little over a week and my wife informed me of your website and I told her I wanted to correspond and give you a note of thanks for the tireless service YOU provide the returning and departing Soldiers. Being a tough guy tanker it is hard to admit that after passing thru the greeting line of volunteers who come to welcome us home I teared up a little describing it to my wife and family and I feel that it us the Soldiers who should be as grateful to you fine folks who come out to welcome us home. Especially considering the fact that a bulk of your members are veterans of our previous wars and their families who have forged the path for us and understand how good it feels to be back on American soil after being deployed abroad. In closing something I will never forget is passing thru the line of my peers of earlier generations who understand what we do and what we have sacrificed and it affirms my belief that I have chosen a noble and honorable profession and I will continue to honor YOUR legacy of service with honor and pride. I just wanted to take a moment to say "THANK YOU" for what your group does for our soldiers. I just found out about you guys today when someone sent me the link to your website. Our guys came through Maine last night and you were there to welcome them. You have no idea what that means to them but also what it means to the families at home. I am the wife of a military soldier, we are stationed at Fort Polk LA, my son is in the National Guard and it was his unit that your group greeted last night. My son is actually not going over right now due to some medical issues but he will be joining them soon. Even though he was not there last night I still felt the need to say thank you. It's nice to know that there are people out there that appreciate and understand what being a soldier or a soldier’s family is all about. Rest assured that God knows of your good deeds. There is a special place in our hearts for you. Thank you so much. Thank you so much for doing what you do! We all were so thrilled to see our Marine being welcomed by your group. God bless you all!! To whom it may concern: My name is K. and my husband was part of the deploying unit to Afghanistan on April 17 2009. I received an invite to view the pictures from your site and I wanted to take a moment to thank you. I have taken the time to let others know about your site so that they may catch a glimpse of their husbands. Even though there weren't any pictures of my husband, seeing the pictures let me know that he was taken care of during his time in Maine. It means so much to see that someone beside myself and my children are taking the time to let my husband and so many like him know that they truly are appreciated. Keep up the good work and know that the families of our military members do thank you. I will be checking your site around the time of his return. A million thank you's, K. G. I just want to thank all of you for what you do--my brother, Captain A. R., left for Afghanistan late Sunday night and in the wee hours of Monday morning was met by you all in Bangor. It means so much to us (I'm in tears writing this note) to know that people care about our men and women in the service enough to meet them, shake their hand, and thank them--not to mention doing this in the earliest hours of the morning like you did! My family and I cannot thank you all enough...Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. God bless you! All of our love, T.N. My son Staff Sgt D. M. has been in Iraq since Feb 08 and …the…10th Mountain Division of Ft Drum NY are scheduled to be returning home May 8th-I am not sure if he will be coming through Bangor or not but I was hoping if you hear anything about this unit coming in you could notify me-this e-mail is a good contact until 4 Mon-Fri then my cell …thanks for ALL you do for the Troops my son said he’s proud to tell people he’s from Maine-your well known overseas and across the country. Thanks so much! Just wanted to thank you for catching glimpses of our heroes! I'm hoping Chuck puts up the pictures from this morning of the Marines coming through Bangor. Thanks again for your support! G. Thank you the support and friendship during the layover in Maine of the Marines of Combat Logistics Battalion-46, U.S. Marine Corps. Your patriotism is appreciated. Semper Fidelis, Major D.J. W. Thank you. The phone call this morning was a surprise and blessing and finding the pictures a couple hours later was really special. This was the first time I was able to see all the folks deploying with my husband since they are from all over not just one unit. Even without those, thanks for being there to greet our troops as they depart and return. What a service. May the Lord continue to bless you all. Sandra Moon wrote about this gallery on Jun 15th. My daughter, Sarah, passed through your facility on June 13, 11PM. Thank you so much for extending your loving arms of appreciation to her and her comrades. Our family is so proud of her and the pics show us a window into her journey. Sandra Moon, MGySgt, USMCR Ret Carry Johnson wrote about this gallery on Aug 19th. Thank you so much. My heart is so grateful for you all and being able to see my son come home today is one of the greatest gifts ever. Thank you Robyn R. (Mrs. Gunny) wrote about this gallery on Sep 23rd. I wanted to express my appreciation for what you all are doing for the guys. You see im a proud Marine wife and Love my Marine deeply, this Sept. 22 @ 5:30am Hank and his fellow marines from 7th Marine Regiment ADVON out of 29 Palms, California came through your airport. I have been sitting by my phone waiting on word one stop at a time.When I heard that all you wonderful people have a website and pictures of them posted, I went straight to my computer and told all the wive so we could have just one more look, one more second to hold them in our memories, and that is a special moment indeed. I have known my husband Hank for 13 Years, we dated for 6 years ( off and on) and this July 09, we married. Im not new to the military life as both of my parents served in the Armed Forces however, This seperation I find myself scared . God willing you will see him again on his way back to me and I can send you a picture of our reunion. This tour to Afghanistan is a 12 month deployment, it puts alot of stress in our lives however with people like you, we know that they will be loved and cared for until they are once again home safe in our arms. With as much love thats in my heart we, the ones left behind Thank you for all that you have done and will continue to do. You are all AMAZING! Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.. Robyn R. aka. Mrs. Gunny

Notes of Appreciation

My name is Ssg. A. McE. and I am currently assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Division based out of Ft. Carson, Colorado. I have been home a little over a week and my wife informed me of your website and I told her I wanted to correspond and give you a note of thanks for the tireless service YOU provide the returning an ...

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