# Wahoo! I'm going HOME! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 3, 2004, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481 "2004-01-03T16:42:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dryfreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Dryfreeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dryfreeze)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481/1 "2004-01-03T16:42:33Z")
In two or three days, I will be redeploying from\*\* Iraq \*\* back to **America**! I have been out here for the better part of 11 months now. I have learned a lot and had a great many life experiences. So . .as I begin preparing for redeployment, I start to wonder, what should be the first thing I do when I get home? Well what do you think, or what would be the first thing you would do after coming home from war?? ---
**Author:** ![Idlewild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8491ac/32.png) [@Idlewild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idlewild)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481/2 "2004-01-03T17:10:51Z")
I’m so glad for you. I hope you have a nice, comfortable trip home. I think the first thing I would do is hug my family/friends/loved ones. Then have a nice, cold, beer and whatever foodstuff I missed most while I was away. Pretty dull, huh? Are you going to have any leave time after you arrive back? Maybe a trip to a part of the states you’ve always wanted to see would be in order. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481/3 "2004-01-03T23:18:24Z")
That’s great news! After you greet your loved ones and so on, why not do something you’ve been missing while over there? Grill a steak and have some good whiskey, or go to the movies, or take your dog to the park, or go bowling, or whatever you’ve missed. I don’t know where you’ll be in the States, but a lot of the Southern states are having freakishly warm weather lately, so outdoorsy stuff is not out of the question. Welcome home! ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481/4 "2004-01-04T00:55:44Z")
Wow. Congrats, Dryfreeze. How’s it feel to be in the tank for nearly a year? ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481/5 "2004-01-04T01:00:59Z")
AWWW that is great **Dryfreeze**. I think a dopefest in driving distance of me should be the first thing you do!!! Just kidding. 🙂 I am glad to hear you are coming home. ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481/6 "2004-01-04T01:28:42Z")
Mazel Tov, Dryfreeze. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481/7 "2004-01-04T01:36:26Z")
The first thing. Get yourself de-warzoned. Relax, first and foremost. Spend time with family and friends, and answer their questions as honestly as you can but only up to the point you’re comfortable with it. Do whatever it is you dreamed about while you were over there. I went and saw a movie with a friend after returning from Desert Storm, then went and ate at a nice restaurant and talked the night away. Welcome back, **Dryfreeze**. Every soldier home makes it less of a war. It’s good to have you back. ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481/8 "2004-01-04T02:16:30Z")
Congratulations!!! And thank you for your service. 🙂 If it were me, I’d take the world’s hottest, longest, bubble-bath. And I’d eat some pizza. Ooh, and then go see _The Return of the King_. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481/9 "2004-01-04T02:57:24Z")
**Dryfreeze** , have you ever held to a more beautiful thought than _home_? I’m so happy that you are headed out! Give yourself a chance to readjust at your own pace. But get any paperwork in progress as soon as possible. Stock up on salsa and beer for the Super Bowl! Welcome home!!! ---
**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481/10 "2004-01-04T03:29:08Z")
Thanks again for all you and your fellow soldiers do. Many thanks. An advance welcome home, hug all your friends & relatives, and just sit back and enjoy the comforts. ---
**Author:** ![Dryfreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Dryfreeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dryfreeze)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481/11 "2004-01-04T06:50:27Z")
I just want to thank everyone for welcoming me back home. All of your support is greatly appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481/12 "2004-01-04T07:50:36Z")
The best sound I ever heard was the loud cheer resonating through the airplane when we took off from the Sandbox. You’ll never forget it either. Welcome back, and thanks for serving, brother. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dryfreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Dryfreeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dryfreeze)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481/13 "2004-01-04T12:48:30Z")
Airman: Hey, thanks man, I am excited about it. Thanks to a fellow serviceman, yourself, good luck with these hard times. If there’s anything I can do drop me a line. ---
**Author:** ![danixa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5daacb/32.png) [@danixa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danixa)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481/14 "2004-01-04T13:12:28Z")
Indulge in everything. Eat all the pizza and junk food you can lay your hands on, watch movies, sleep in, the lot. 🙂 Have a good trip home ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481/15 "2004-01-04T13:13:55Z")
Welcome back. Where will you live in the US? ---
**Author:** ![Dryfreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Dryfreeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dryfreeze)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481/16 "2004-01-04T13:28:03Z")
Fort Campbell Kentucky! Home of the 101st Airborne Division ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481/17 "2004-01-04T14:53:16Z")
Good new, good news. Come home safely. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481/18 "2004-01-04T14:57:28Z")
Wonderful news, **Dryfreeze** , and welcome home! How much leave time will you get, if any, to visit with your family before going on to Fort Campbell? I know they must be incredibly proud of you, as are a lot of us who’ve never met you – thanks for doing the great job you’ve done! ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481/19 "2004-01-04T16:35:54Z")
Indulge in all the things you were forbidden while you were there. Like, eating a pork-kabob and drinking a beer while ogling dancers at a strip club! Did I miss anything? Welcome home and thank you for everything. ---
**Author:** ![Dryfreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Dryfreeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dryfreeze)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481/20 "2004-01-04T16:39:40Z")
Tiger: I’m going to head to Indianapolis for a good part of a month!!! Queen. Ah yes, drinking, dancers and good stuff like that forbidden by GO1. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wahoo-im-going-home/222481.md?page=2)