My nephew, Ryan, was deployed to Iraq on Wednesday, May 25th. Kimmy (his mother, my sister) gave me a call to let me know that he arrived in Baghdad on Friday and would fly by helicopter to the base (he's a tank mechanic). When I talked to him last weekend, he said he was excited, nervous, and it probably wouldn't hit him until later. He'll most likely be in Iraq for the full year. Our little man grew up fast.
Picture taken on July 4th, 1995
