My girlfriend's son called from San Diego last night; he's been back home from Iraq four about four days now. They were apparently in the thick of it during the Baghdad/Tikrit portion of things, but he and all of his company are fine (one of his guys had some minor shrapnel wounds to one arm). Almost all of his guys are back, except a few who get the privilege of supervising the packing of the equipment and riding the ship home with it.
My girlfriend (and I, for that matter) was very touched by the expressions of support and for her I got from webmasters on the various boards. (I guess she assumed that ALL webmasters are assholes since the one she lives with is
). Anyway, she wanted me to thank those of you who sent good wishes, protective vibes, and prayers to {your deity here} going his way.