home sooner than i wanted to be....
As some of you may know on march 2 my grandfather passed away. he was the closest person to me in my family. him and i would talk about what ever. he served in the korean war, and im where i am today because of that. i dont think i was ever in more pain than when my dad asked me that morning what it would take for me to come home asap. i got on a plane less that 4 hours after i talked to my dad. when i got to my pops house it was the eeriest feelin in the world. i just cant explain it. i got to go see him the day b4 the viewing to see if he looked right in the casket and everything since i wasnt at the hospital and all to see him go. the hardest thing was waiting for reallity to sink in. well the viewing was hard because every single person that pop talked to would come up to me and tell me how much he would talk about me being in the AF and how im doin and shit like that. it didnt help that i was in my full service dress because he never, ever saw me in person in them and i wish he did. so everyone was telling me how good i looked and how much he talked good about me. so that chocked me up. since he was in the service he got an American flag drapped over his casket when we carried him. me and my dad carried his head end. i dont think ive ever had so much strength in my left arm than that day. since he was an active member of the local VFW and american legion they both gave him military honors. the VFW gave him a 21 gun salute, the legion folded the flag and gave it to me. it was suppose to go to the oldest son, my dad, but he said that he wanted me to have it since him and i were so close plus im in the service. when they presented me the flag i was saluted for the first time and it meant something to me. then when the VFW handed me 8 shells from the 21 gun salute that made me upset alittle more but the "bombshell" was when they played taps. i will come out and say it, that made me cry more than anything else in this world could ever do. so now b4 i go back im goin to studio 1 and i am goin to try to get a tattoo. i got till mar 16 cause thats when i leave. well i guess thats all for now.