KSFO...A Proper Welcome Home...

[BigTruck]

...for my boys of Truck Platoon, 23rd Marine Regiment  (yes they are actually called Truck Plt...I didn't give them that name, their focus in Iraq was convoys)  They just returned from a ten month pump in Iraq.

I drove bus #2 as you can see from my pics, we went and met them out on the Tarmac.  The City of San Francisco as well as San Bruno showed up to give their support, providing a full police escort back to the base, and two ladder trucks and a rescue truck meeting us at the gates of our training center with the ladders fully extended and Stars and Stripes flying high up on the ladder.

We also had a biker club show up to escort us with the CHP.  All I can say is, it was a cool drive back to the training center, the freeway was cleared for us, cars were honking, CHP blocked all intersections, I had fun.  It was a great to welcome our boys home!


Getting the shower from CFR



The trucks then drove over to our deplaning area lights and sirens blaring



Home at last!!



Welcome home brother!!



Time to take them to their families



A bunch of vets and bikers assisted with the escort, very cool guys!

[firemonte007]

very heart warming

[Willit Run]

That's Fantastic!!  A well deserved reception!!

Thank you for sharing them with us BT!!

[flyboy 28]

Now that's the way to do it. Thanks for sharing, Sarge. I give my marine cousins nothing but the utmost respect for their tours in the Middle East.



(Including you )

[BigTruck]

[expat]

I hope that ALL came home Truck?

Matt

[tcco94]

Where's the navy guys ?................



Nice escort  8-) glad to see them safely home but I have a real question. I see when welcoming airplanes into airports they always spray hoses at the aircraft? Like when an A380 was arriving they did that?
Why do they do that?

[a1]

Salute


Welcome home everyone.  :)

[BigTruck]

I hope that ALL came home Truck?

Matt

Yessir, all present and accounted for  8-)  A successful tour in Iraq, no casualties, a few injuries but nothing combat related and nothing permanent.  I'm proud of my boys  :)

[expat]

I hope that ALL came home Truck?

Matt

Yessir, all present and accounted for

[BigTruck]

[quote]Where's the navy guys ?................



Nice escort

[BigTruck]

I hope that ALL came home Truck?

Matt

Yessir, all present and accounted for

[Keep It Simple]

[quote]Where's the navy guys ?................



Nice escort

[flyboy 28]

Where's the navy guys ?................

We sail back to our home ports (Norfolk, San Diego, etc). An extra few days on a ship beats flying AirTran.

[BigTruck]

Where's the navy guys ?................

We sail back to our home ports (Norfolk, San Diego, etc). An extra few days on a ship beats flying AirTran.

Now that made me laugh