Yay I know where we are going for spring break!!

 

If Kevin is up for it... I'm getting the sense this might make an excellent first (?) annual Junkie gathering?!... just tossing out the idea...

 

Sgt.Kevin Creel had a simple request: Send me post cards from the north, south, east and west.

Any Soldier junkies were up to the job, to send good wishes to Creel and his army mob.

From Idaho, Kentucky, Kansas and Texas, too. New York, Florida and California sent quite a few.

Post card senders from across the Earth: Scotland, Canada,and postcards of Grand Cayman surf.

A simple task to fill Creel's desire, and then there was that terrible fire.

Sgt. Creel's dismay turned into joy: Postcards flowed again from Oregon, Georgia and Illinois.

The postal clerks whince and can't believe it's for real when yet another post card is sent to Sgt. Creel!

So don't put away those postcards and pen, simply now address them to Sgt. Thieken!

 

All the best!

diane in boston aka seabee iwo jima

Hey Diane!

 

That was awesome!  I never thought I'd see my name in a poem!

 

I think having a get-together would be awesome.  It would be in Killeen, Texas, sometime around the last weekend in March.  Would that work?  I'll start checking into facilities when I get home.

 

28 days!

 

I think we will make it work!  So glad y'all are coming home soon.  Do the days drag Kevin as it gets closer??

Diane loved the poem!!!!

New post from Kevin today (11 Jan 08) - should have the postcard tally this weekend!!!

BTW, nice poems, ladies! Thanks for sharing.

 

The poems are great! Sorry I haven't been on here much you guys, too much going on at home with my mom. Kevin, we are counting the days with you! How exciting to be finally going home! Did you get my message about the posters?

Take care, Julie 

 

Julie,

 

I hope everything is okay at home!

 

The final count just got sent to Any Soldier, so it should be up in a day or two.  Thanks to everyone for making this so much fun!  If you want to stay in touch, email me at: kevin.creel@us.army.mil  That will be the account I use after 6 February, but keep in mind I probably won't check it for the first couple of weeks! :)

 

I really hope to see everyone later this spring!

 

 

Kevin

Kevin's final post is up, with the count for the postcards...

I won't reveal the winner here, you have to go read his post. And see the lovely photos!

 

Thanks for the heads up Jenifer :-)

OK It's a go then right? Last weekend  in March.Good cause I alreay have my days marked off at work.OK lets get moving on this.I'll bring nametags(bought at Dollar Tree) I think Marty may have to provide a seperate title just for the 1st Annual Junkie Gathering Lets get some ideas rolling! Yay!!   Happy Packing !     Jeepgirl!

Jeepgirl:

OK It's a go then right? Last weekend  in March.Good cause I alreay have my days marked off at work.

Is this a for-sure date, or are we going to wait until Kevin gets home and has time to catch up on things? Kevin, what's the word???

It's a ways to go for me, but I'm definitely going to try to make it. I am so looking forward to meeting fellow Junkies! 

Thank you everyone for posting in the forums. It helps to keep me up-to-date on the extended AS family...otherwise I might have missed the last postcard update.

 Love the photos that were posted.

 Landing

Oh Jen,Your right.Always the one to bring us back to reality LOL I'm just so excited! I guess we could say that this will be a meetup & Kevin & his crew are sure invited (to be the guest of Honors) ok I'll shut up til we hear from the man himself.