Pulling Out: 190th leaves for training, overseas duty

[seemslikeadream]

Members of the 190th Engineer Company drive out of Morristown while a citizen waves a U.S. flag. Inset, Sergeant Andy McClanan holds his son, Gavin. McClanan also has two other children, Nicolas and Ryan


Knowing he will not be there when Gavin takes his first steps causes a lump to rise in McClanan's throat, but he was encouraged Monday by the words of Pastor Richard Emmert, who told the soldiers of the 190th Engineer Company that there are no hopeless situations when you have God by your side.

Hundreds of supporters gathered in the parking lot of Manley Baptist Church Monday as they awaited the arrival of the local heroes, who departed this morning for training at Camp Shelby in Mississippi before deploying to Iraq in the coming months. When the police escorted convoy arrived, the crowd waved American flags and signs of support as the troops walked through the crowd to a breakfast awaiting them inside.

Church members and other community residents served the troops and their families breakfast as children from the church passed out treat bags. Soldiers smiled as they found phone cards, cameras, and other things in their bags, while the children were happy to find scrapbooks, toys, and candy in theirs.
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[k in IA]

1. How depressing.

:-(

[Sugarbleus]

2. I'm glad they didn't send them away in the dark all alone but

I too find it all just too depressing............ :(

[PROUDNWLIBERAL]

3. Coming Home

I just hope that it doesn't happen, but some of them could be coming home in the dark at Dover Airfield.

[Sugarbleus]

4. Yeah, those were also my thoughts when I posted... :(

I hope with all my being that the Iraqi people can have their lives back, fly kites again, have jobs, build their houses, and that our soldiers can come home alive to their families....................................all that AND a New President for us... Peace~~

[seemslikeadream]

5. all that I see is soul destroying, greed

when will I see
an end to destruction and woe
and how will I see
no division, in my life

there comes a time to make amends
never too late to try again
to save our soul

when will I see an end
to the famine and war
and when will I say
there's no solution no more
there comes a time to make amends
never too late to try again
to save our soul

all that I see
is soul destroying, greed
when will I say
there's no solution to meet
there comes a time to make amends
never too late to try again
to save our soul

clannad