Day 6 - A loooooong day (fallen warrior)

Sleep!   Not sure how important this is, but as the week presses on, I think it is going to become a real need.  I haven't gotten much yet, but it's been very fast paced.  The worst part is I haven't gotten much exercise either :(


FoxSports Sky Box had it's GRAND OPENING this evening.  Yes, we have a great little establishment that looks fabulous!  I am continually amazed at the Airmen in this place.  While FoxSports did a lot to provide supplies, the Airmen in the ECES provided the grunt labor to make this happen (and happen quickly).  This is one World Class place to get your 3 drinks per day!  However, I was unable to make the event since I was dealing with a very difficult situation.


For those who have not told your wife and kids you Love Them...do it NOW!  Yes, you need to tell them because you never know what can happen.  We had another fallen warrior today...yes, it's becoming a regular thing here.  However, this one was different!  This one pulled at my heart strings and made me wonder WHY?  We received notice that we would have another fallen ceremony this morning but this one would have an escort...the spouse of the fallen warrior.  Yes, both are active duty Army and he sustained injuries which cost him his life.  While that does hit home, it was the other circumstances that really made me consider life.  While trying to make the long trip back to Dover, the plane had 4, yes 4, different maintenance issues which took all day to fix.  While I think I might have accepted the risk of flying safety a little more to make this trip, the command pilot chose not to.  Here he had a spouse of a fallen soldier accompany him back to the states and urgency was not evident.  I could only love on her alongside the Chaplain.  We showed her, I hope, a glimmer of hope even though she was going through a lot.  After spending the entire day -- talking, thinking, praying, hoping -- she left on an airplane which had 4 great Airmen working all day on to get it airborne. 


Without the Airmen who spent their entire day working issues and having a real Caring Attitude, I'm not sure this trip would have continued so quickly.  Now she is on her way back HOME to console her children and be consoled by her family... 


So I say it again...if you haven't told your family you love them, do it NOW!