WElcome Home Experience

[braggbrat51]

Welcome Home. Those two words meant something to the vets that came to Branson for Operation Homecoming. I volunteered at the registration tables during the week and it was an honor for me to shake the hand or hug the vets that came. And they did come. They came in all shapes and sizes. Many of the Vietnam Vets still had the look of a seasoned soldier. Strong shoulders and flat stomachs. Others were a little slower, but they came. Others came with a quick step in their walk and a gleam in their eyes, they came. A small number came in wheelchairs, but they came. A small number of vets came with their legs off, missing arms, but they came. A few came with hollow eyes and leathered skin, but they came. And the vets kept coming and we said "welcome home". And the Hueys came too. When they did the fly over we cheered and I think some of us cried. You couldn't see the choppers at first but you could hear them. And then in the far distant you began to see them. They were proud or so it seemed to me. They to had come home. I registered Danny and he told us that when he walked in to the lobby of the hotel the gal behind the counter said, welcome home Danny. His mouth dropped open. When he found his room the door had red, white, and blue stars. Inside was a chilled bottle of champagne. Over his headboard: Welcome Home Danny! Well we all were crying because Danny was. It was hard for many to come, but they came. They came from Alaska, New York, CA., Al., TX., NJ., ID., they came from all over, but they came. They were celebrities for us and heroes. I was honored to meet them. I will be forever grateful to have been a part of Welcome Home. And for the Vietnam Vet that I missed, Welcome Home.

[MORTARDUDE]

Welcome aboard !! Thanks for the great post ! Could you post some pics ?

Larry

[darrels joy]

We didn't make it but would have if we could.

Thank you for everything you did.

Now for your next magic trick, help us make sure none of our children get spit on when they return from war.

Joy

[BLUEHAWK]

Originally posted by braggbrat51 Welcome Home. Those two words meant something to the vets that came to Branson for Operation Homecoming. I volunteered at the registration tables during the week and it was an honor for me to shake the hand or hug the vets that came. And they did come. They came in all shapes and sizes. Many of the Vietnam Vets still had the look of a seasoned soldier. Strong shoulders and flat stomachs. Others were a little slower, but they came. Others came with a quick step in their walk and a gleam in their eyes, but they came. A small number came in wheelchairs, but they came. A small number of vets came with their legs off, missing arms, but they came. A few came with hollow eyes and leathered skin: but they came. And the vets kept coming and we said "welcome home". And the Hueys came too. When they did the fly over we cheered and I think some of us cried. You could'nt see the choppers at first but you could hear them. And then in the far distant you began to see them. They were proud or so it seemed to me. They to had come home. I registered Danny and he told us that when he walked in to the lobby of the hotel the gal behind the counter said, welcome home Danny. His mouth dropped open. When he found his room the door had red, white, and blue stars. Inside was a chilled bottle of champagne. Over his headboard: Welcome Home Danny! Well we all were crying because Danny was. It was hard for many to come but they came. They came from Alaska, New York, CA., Al., TX., NJ., ID., they came from all over, but they came. They were celebrities for us and heroes. I was honored to meet them. I will be forever grateful to have been a part of Welcome Home. And for the Vietnam Vet that I missed, Welcome Home.

Thank you for saying something about this.

With help, we will all make sure our Vets are always Welcome Home.