Brian leaves for 2nd Tour in Iraq

Please pray for Brian and the other members of his unit as they are now either in Iraq or in Kuwait waiting to move into Iraq. And of course, pray for my daughter, Christy, Jasmine and Dominic. His tour is for 15 months so this will be a long time for the family to be apart and of course, a lot to worry about with the deaths of our soldiers continuing to climb.

Christy and the kids have moved in with us since their house in Cincinnati has not sold. The plan was for her to find a house to rent here in Findlay so she could be near by for us to help. Well, we are really near by now! However her 3 dogs, my 5 dogs, 3 adults, and 2 kids sure make this house seem smaller!

Here are some of the pictures Christy took of their time together - Brian is stationed at Fort Drum, New York so these pictures are from some motel near there.

Jasmine ready for the 10+ hour drive.
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Dominic - is that a sleepy smile or is he already asleep?
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Fun in the hotel pool - Brian, Jasmine and Dominic
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Brian and Dominic
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Brian's mom with the 2 kids
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Waiting for the bus to take them to the airport
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The wait is getting a little long
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A picture of the soldiers waiting together. Brian is kind of in the center with a big white toothed grin on his face.http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...6/e7cddfe8.jpg

During the long wait (around a 7 hour wait) Jasmine finds some friends to play with - where else - in the dirt of course!
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So Christy and the kids are back and now we all have a long wait until Brian and his unit returns. We will all be praying they all come back safe and sound. It's a big worry for all of us.

The rest of the pictures are Here

Prayers for Brian's safety, and the safety of all the fighting forces. And of course prayers for you (how are you feeling now?) and Christy & family. My oh my, but Jasmine & Dominic have GROWN! They are beautiful kids!

Please God ~ Keep Sgt. Brian in Your Prayers and SAFE.

Hi God ~

Wunna Pet Talk's own Favorite Sons - Sgt. Brian - is being sent overseas
and into harm's way - We ask You to Bless him, and all his Buddies,
as they complete their Mission ... Please, Keep 'em ALL Safe.

And Bless their Families ~ Christy, Jasmine, and Dominic, Mom & Dad, and the Pups ...
Help them to Keep Brian in their daily Prayers ...

And be sure to tell Brian we ALL care - and wish him a SAFE journey
and Speedy Return to his Loved Ones.

THANKS, God!

/s/ the Prayer Pups

STAY WELL and Be SAFE,
Sgt. Brian ...
We'll ALL be waiting for your return!
;)

The wait for the buses to the RDF is nothing compared to the wait INSIDE the RDF. I took 2 units through the process, and one of them wound up living in the RDF (Rapid deployment facility at Drum) for almost 2 days.

Good luck to them, and godspeed. I hope they all come home safely.

I can only add my prayers that Brian will be home safe and sound with his family sooner than expected. We are asking so much from our brave young men and their families. If Christy and the kids need anything that the folks here at Pet Talk could pitch in for, I think you should surely mention it.

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Originally Posted by Cinder & Smoke

Please God ~ Keep Sgt. Brian in Your Prayers and SAFE.

Hi God ~

Wunna Pet Talk's own Favorite Sons - Sgt. Brian - is being sent overseas
and into harm's way - We ask You to Bless him, and all his Buddies,
as they complete their Mission ... Please, Keep 'em ALL Safe.

And Bless their Families ~ Christy, Jasmine, and Dominic, Mom & Dad, and the Pups ...
Help them to Keep Brian in their daily Prayers ...

And be sure to tell Brian we ALL care - and wish him a SAFE journey
and Speedy Return to his Loved Ones.

THANKS, God!

/s/ the Prayer Pups

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AMEN!

Sending prayers for Brian's safety!

well the kids are adorable of course!! :) thoughts and prayers on the way!!

Diana, Jasmine looks so much like you! That grin is pure Grandma's grin!

Brian will be in all of our prayers, for a safe and productive journey and tour.

Bless Brian & I hope God gives him & the others a safe return to home
and family soon. Your Grandbabies are such beautiful children. :)

Sending Prayers for Brian's safety and to all the other soldiers.

Your Grandchildren are precious. :)

Prayers for Brain's safe return. Jasmine is getting so big! Both she and Dominic are so cute. :)

How far has Sgt. Brian traveled so far?

Has he arrived at his permanent duty station yet?

Let him know we're ALL Praying for him and his Buddies!

Stay SAFE, Sgt. Brian!