Deployment Update
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Clay left in May for training and prep to head over to Iraq and spend a year hunting IEDs with the Army. He came home for a few days at the end of June before going over. He’s been in theater since the 1st of July. I never know whether to count from when he left in May or when he left at the end of June but either way, he’s been gone for a few months now. This deployment has been so different from others. First of all, I usually have a good visual, in my head, of what’s going on out there and what his job and missions entail. This time his job is so different from what I’m used to him doing, that I just really don’t have a basis to pull from. He also doesn’t talk much about what he’s doing or what happens in each day. But, at the same time, we’ve had more contact during this deployment than during any other. With Skype coming along, things have changed greatly! Not only do the kids get to have face time with Dad, he can actively help parent. Gone are the days of the weekly letter or the monthly in-port, late-night phone call. The kids are really enjoying this perk of technology! When they get excited over something they immediately ask if they can “tell Dad”.
With year-long deployments, there is the opportunity to come home at some point around mid point for a short visit. Clay’s hoping to make it out here for Christmas. This would be truly amazing because it would mean that after 22 years of military service and many deployments, that he would have NEVER missed a Christmas at home. This is almost unheard of! I don’t know when he’ll have the word on whether or not his time is approved, but wouldn’t that be amazing?!
All in all, the deployment is moving along quickly for all of us. Our days are so full and busy that each one rolls into the next without any dragging.
Onward we go!
Have a great day~
Sunday, September 27th 2009 at 11:44 am |
That would be AMAZING if he can make it home for a Christmas visit, especially since JJ, and possibly Kateri, will be home at that time too. The whole family together again. Prayers out there that this works out for the CLang Family.
Sunday, September 27th 2009 at 12:14 pm |
That would be an amazing gift from the Christ Child! Tell Maxie to start praying! and Tristan and Lex n Gabi n…….
Monday, September 28th 2009 at 2:35 pm |
Very cool about Christmas (hopefully this year, but all the ones so far, too!) My brother is in the Air Force and has been deployed for the last three Christmases and was supposed to be this year, too (but his deployments have usually been three or four months, not a year), but applied to have the dates changed because a) he wasn’t home for the last three, b) our other brother is getting married December 31st, c) our parents are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary in January and have invited all of their children and grandchildren to Disneyland, and d) we’re going to be in the U.S. and IF Scott can be there, it will be the first time in five years that we see each other! They changed the dates and promised he’ll be home before Christmas.
Tuesday, September 29th 2009 at 1:17 am |
Wow! Wouldn’t that be AMAZING if he made it home for Christmas?! I know what you mean about the days blending into one.. it doesn’t seem that way for the deployed person, but for those of us who are taking care of things back at home, time goes by amazingly quickly and almost unnoticed until someone mentions it! Much love to you and the whole fam!