Send-off from South Carolina to Kuwait

The send-off was phenomenal and unexpected

A lot of great volunteers who show support for EVERYONE who deploys...at all hours of the day. These people were up in the middle of the night to see the group before us off.

One of our Drill Instructors

I know it may come as a surprise, but I was a "little" teary-eyed when I passed through the crowd on the way to our plane.

Another DI. Good group of Army instructors who had to "put up" with all of us Sailors.

Johanna (Nurse) and me.

Didn't know Newt was right behind me. Don't know why, but my name was the "last called" to board our plane.

He was very kind to get in this photo with me.

Farewell USA (for a while).

Something tells me this wasn't his "first rodeo." He bid every one of us farewell.

Need I say more?