Ty and I were talking at dinner tonight and we were both trying to come up with one word to describe the day. My first one was surreal, his was humbled, then I threw out admiration, he came back with respect.

It truly was all that. We had a chance to see all the things you don’t read about and the men and women we met today said as much.

The most important piece of this post though will come near the end. Since Ty isn’t here yet I don’t have the write ups, but we met and spoke with soldiers who we asked for names and a message home. At the end of this post I will post their name, rank and message home. But I’m waiting for Ty to arrive and he could have passed out already.

The morning started with two wake up calls, both of which I was already up for. Tough night of sleep but the morning went great. We ate at the restaurant in the hotel (The staff has been phenomenal and the service exceptional) and it featured the best buffet I’ve ever seen. Every piece of food was cooked as if it was the only thing being served. Read the rest of this entry »