Hiya folks. We've returned from a long day on the base. Tim had an award presentation for "bravery" in Afghanistan. And by bravery, I mean, behaving like a total hero!!!
Tim's been very tight-lipped about his experience in "the Stan" since he's returned and I had heard it through the grapevine that he had done some serious Rambo stuff warranting this award. Basically he took out some Taliban guys who were firing at some Marines on the ground. The Marines were not quite sure where the enemy were firing from and were in dire need of help. Tim had been in the same spot a few days before and had a hunch. He had very little fuel and guided his wingman to a spot he had been two days earlier, allowing his wingman to finish the job, only for them to crop up somewhere else. Now, with very very little fuel, Tim fired at them from VERY CLOSE UP and succeeded in completing the mission and saving a bunch of dudes!! Tom Cruise better shut his pie-hole and quit pretending, because the real deal is out there people....
So all of this is being read aloud in front of this whole room of important people and I'm listening to it thinking " they can't possibly be talking about Tim?" , totally slack-jawed and looking like an idiot I'm sure. Not to mention my babies babbling loudly and trying to escape my arms...
Needless to say, I'm a VERY proud wife at this moment.
Right, well, we forgot the camera. Sorry. But here is the only pic I could muster before the battery died: Plus a vid of Tim playing with Cole
Tim's been very tight-lipped about his experience in "the Stan" since he's returned and I had heard it through the grapevine that he had done some serious Rambo stuff warranting this award. Basically he took out some Taliban guys who were firing at some Marines on the ground. The Marines were not quite sure where the enemy were firing from and were in dire need of help. Tim had been in the same spot a few days before and had a hunch. He had very little fuel and guided his wingman to a spot he had been two days earlier, allowing his wingman to finish the job, only for them to crop up somewhere else. Now, with very very little fuel, Tim fired at them from VERY CLOSE UP and succeeded in completing the mission and saving a bunch of dudes!! Tom Cruise better shut his pie-hole and quit pretending, because the real deal is out there people....
So all of this is being read aloud in front of this whole room of important people and I'm listening to it thinking " they can't possibly be talking about Tim?" , totally slack-jawed and looking like an idiot I'm sure. Not to mention my babies babbling loudly and trying to escape my arms...
Needless to say, I'm a VERY proud wife at this moment.
Right, well, we forgot the camera. Sorry. But here is the only pic I could muster before the battery died: Plus a vid of Tim playing with Cole
3 comments:
Tim, Congratulations on this AWESOME award. WE are so proud of you and so very happy you are safely home and able to handle the "warfare" on the homefront.
We will toast you in 3 weeks when I'm there on visit.
Love, Mom
Awesome! Way to go Tim!
Hugs
Donielle
Yes mate, well done. It's good to see that they recognise you for putting your neck on the line.
"Tom Cruise can shut his pie hole", LOL :-))
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