Home from Afghanistan!

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I finally arrived home Tuesday evening, after a super-long journey spanning thousands of miles. I left my "home" in Afghanistan on 28 February with multi-day stops in Bagram and Kuwait, then home to Georgia from Kuwait via Germany, New Hampshire, Indy, and Ft. Bliss. Whew. So glad to be home! It's been a long nine months. Thanks to everyone for your support. :)

Specializes in ED. ICU, PICU, infection prevention, aeromedical e.

Happy home coming!

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Specializes in MICU/STICU.

Thank you for your service and welcome home.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
That timing is pretty funny! I'm profis to a FST, commander says we'll be here 4-6 months but my orders are for 9 so we'll see what happens in April. Glad to hear another team made it home safely!

Yeah, I was a 9-month PROFIS person, too. It'll be interesting to see what happens with the election.

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.

Welcome home, and thank you for your service.

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Thanks for your service and welcome back. Are you able to continue 680?

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Specializes in Occupational Medicine.

Thank you for serving. I would love to hear of your experiences once you get settled. Nurses sure have the chance to lead good lives. Take care and glad you are home.

Aloha, Sue Salisbury Maui Hawaii

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Specializes in military nursing.

Welcome home!

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
Thanks for your service and welcome back. Are you able to continue 680?

Yep, still in class! :)

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Specializes in Anesthesia, ICU, OR, Med-Surg.

Welcome home. I know the feeling. I returned home from Afghanistan this same time last year. I'm Air Force but was deployed to a FOB with the Polish Army. Nothing like being home in the good ol USA.

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Specializes in NICU, High-Risk L&D, IBCLC.

Welcome home! Enjoy your well-deserved time with friends and family!

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

Been home for a little more than a week, and it's still amazing! :D Thanks, everyone!

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Welcome home, thanks for your service. Hitting to Supermarket the first time back is a trip. It'll take a bit for the glow of the first deployment to thin, but when it does, don't feel bad about talking to other people in your unit who deployed with you. It helps to put the process in perspective...completes the circle. If your FST was at an austere FOB, watch some episodes of MASH...they take on a whole new level. ;)

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