Our Proper Goodbye's and Thank you

Almost a month ago my husband and I were invited to go back to Germany for the unit's Welcome Home Ceremony. Of course with no questionable doubt we said "Yessssss! When do we start packing?"

We are actually enroute now to Germany. From what I understand we have a schedule of events and a lot of catching up to do.

The last time my husband saw his unit was when he was in Afghanistan on their last mission. Yes, I said it, Their LAST MISSION and 15 days away from coming home after a very long year.

I know that this trip will be good for the both of us. My husband will finally be able to have some closure and I will finally get to meet the man that saved my husbands life! I told Jeremy the other day that I don't know how I am going to react when I hug and shake the hand of the man that did everything he could to keep my husband alive. How do people react to situations like this? I have tried to roll play this over and over again in my head but everytime is different. What do I say? I can say Thank You but Thank You doesn't express how much OUR FAMILY is Thankful!

So, as I sit here drinking Crown and Coke #2 in the Airport I watch my husband talk on the phone to a dear friend and his Nanny, I am hearing him laugh, I am seeing his facial expressions, and I am hearing his thoughts! These little things are what mean the most to me.......... So a Big Hug and a Thank You to this Soldier and Man is not enough in my eyes!

I hope that this trip doesn't overwhelm us. My wish is that, people will treat him no differently, be able to talk about it but not over do it because at the end of the day Jeremy is the one that lost his legs but he is still human.