Shaffer
02-26-04, 08:17 AM
For the last seven months, they've been flying above the fray, prowling the skies over Iraq and Afghanistan, but today the pilots stationed aboard the USS Enterprise were cruising into South Carolina. Today it was 36 F/A-18s from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 and Navy Striker Fighter Squadrons 82 and 86.
Even though it's been seven months since they've seen their families, these pilots wanted to make sure they gave a good show, even waiting to taxi in together. For those family members though, it was almost too much. "It's so close you can barely stand it, but we're so proud of them and glad he's back home with us," said military wife Kelly Heidt.
"He's missed a lot. He missed her first birthday, he missed her first words," said Rodd Deal, an aviator's brother of his child. "Her first words were da-da. I want to see him park that jet right over there in one piece and then we'll be okay."
http://www.wtoctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1669311&nav=0qq6L5kB
Even though it's been seven months since they've seen their families, these pilots wanted to make sure they gave a good show, even waiting to taxi in together. For those family members though, it was almost too much. "It's so close you can barely stand it, but we're so proud of them and glad he's back home with us," said military wife Kelly Heidt.
"He's missed a lot. He missed her first birthday, he missed her first words," said Rodd Deal, an aviator's brother of his child. "Her first words were da-da. I want to see him park that jet right over there in one piece and then we'll be okay."
http://www.wtoctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1669311&nav=0qq6L5kB