Jon called my cell this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. California time. He was in Bangor, Maine, where the citizens of that town have continued, for years now, to support the military personnel who come through their airport. There are community members at the airport at any time of the day or night to welcome military personnel who are headed out of country or coming home. They also provide free cell phones for Marines and others to use to call home. That's how Jon was able to reach me this afternoon. What a blessing those dear people are up in the northeast corner of our country.
Jon's flight out of March Air Force Base in Riverside, CA, left on time so they only had to wait there for a couple hours. Those of you who know Jon won't be surprised by this, but Jon was able to sleep for 4 hours on the flight from California to Maine. That is great news since he didn't get much sleep last night (an hour and a half).
By now he should be winging his way over the Atlantic to parts in Europe before heading south to the Persian Gulf region. Thanks for your prayers. I've included a few pictures of our Escape camp out and our final good byes.
Sheryl
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