Deployment
Steve was deployed from 2009-2010 with the 173rd Airborne Combat Team as an Airborne Infantryman (11B1PAPA). Operation Enduring Freedom X. He was a Saw Gunner with C-Troop until he was injured and was put on Head Quarters Troop for the rest of Deployment.
C troop. Steve is on the bottom, second to the left. |
On patrol |
Steve with a few of his brothers in arms. |
Joshua Tweet and Steve |
Steve is top right holding his saw. Yep, I love my Saw Gunner. |
Oh, how I missed that man. |
Life in Spokane
As
said in Part one, I moved here after my father passed away and a few
months after Stephen deployed to Afghanistan. I lived in a few motels,
at my Moms house, and also had a small studio apartment at one time.
Stephen had flowers sent to me for my 20th birthday and also bought me the Honda I have now!
well, more like said I could buy one since he was in Afghanistan at the time.
Tubbles sleeping in my Mom's boyfriends bean bag. |
Waiting for Daddy to get on Skype |
Had to send a Tuff box to Afghanistan, taped in a slide show of pictures for him. |
Shelli and I. We met online through a Military wives page. She is a Airforce spouse at Fairchild AFB. She became a great friend of mine. |
Tubbles with her boyfiend, a job-less, deadbeat stray. Yes, I fed him when he came over. |
Dreaming of daddy |
Tubbles had this bundle of joy on Superbowl Sunday at my Moms house. |
Stephen had flowers sent to me for my 20th birthday and also bought me the Honda I have now!
well, more like said I could buy one since he was in Afghanistan at the time.
The card that was attached |
My new Honda |
The last thing my Dad ever gave me. Stays in my car at all times. |
Stephen came home to me in Spokane for his two week Rest and Relaxation leave! It had been a whole year since we seen each other.. almost to the day because he came home just time for our 1 year of marriage anniversary!
Tubbles and Daddy seeing each other for the first time in a year |
So nice to finally be in his arms |
The Tattoo
Got it done at Bullet Proof in Spokane about a month or two after R&R was over!
Nervous! |
In my happy place.. trying to not think of how much pain I was in. |
All done!! My husbands name! |
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