Karen and I made it back to the good Ol' US of A. Our youngest daughter, Alysia, picked us up at the airport in Raleigh, on her way home from work at Ft. Bragg. Yep, she's an Army soldier! A short drive later and we were hugging grandkids. Terrance, Alysia's husband made it home a little later in the evening...he's a soldier also. Cody...our youngest son, came down from Virginia for a visit over the weekend. What fun we all had...bowling, going for walks (Alysia ran while I walked), wrestling with kids, watching movies...all of the fun things we have been looking forward to for months. A special treat for me was a trip to the 82nd Airborne Museum at Ft. Bragg.
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| Destiny, Cody, Alysia and Andresa enjoying each other |
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| Alysia and Peanut |
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| The gang's all here...Fantasyland Water Park |
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| The water park has numerous towers you can jump from or swing on ropes, plus a number of waterslides, bumper boats, etc |
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| Andresa, Karen, Alysia and Terrance |
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| The happy couple |
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| The happy family |
The 82nd Airborne Museum exists to honor those soldiers that have risked their lives for our country. The displays cover the US Army from its earliest beginnings to the present day, including the genesis of the parachute corps. Many of the displays are of early photos, artifacts of war and brief histories. If you ever have the opportunity to visit the museum, I highly recommend it...there's so much history in this place.
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| Some of the various firearms used by paratroopers in WW II |
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| This is a bronze of Hitler, recovered from ruins by 82nd troops. The bullet holes are from the Russians using it for target practice. |
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| A bronze of Hermann Goering....no bullet holes in this one |
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| Destiny enjoying her grandpa |
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| One of the many displays of the WW II period |
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| I don't know if these were picked up or captured from the Iraqis |
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