Sunday, September 24, 2006

Homeward Bound

Annie's brother Paul is back on U.S. soil! He left Kuwait September 14 and arrived at the base in Little Creek, VA September 15.

Since it's only a few hours from our house Annie took a drive to the base last Sunday to see him. Paul showed Annie around the base and they took a short drive to Virginia Beach for lunch.

Paul hasn't been home or seen family since January. He should be returning home to Michigan within the next few weeks.

WELCOME HOME PAUL - HEY WHY IS THERE SAND IN ALL YOUR STUFF!?

Here are a couple ships that were docked at the base. Paul said these ships are considered to be little. They look pretty big though compared to the other patrol boats around them. And look at their size compared to the lights and water tower in the background! Just massive I tell you, massive.

Here are some of the boats the Seabees use to load and unload the big ships that come to port.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's so good to see Paul's picture.
Yup, those are big ships, all right.
Looking forward to having Paul on Michigan turf.

aunt Alice

JC said...

That's a great pic of Paul- thanks for keeping us all posted. We're so glad he's home safe!!