Yesterday we drove down to Little Rock to attend Chris’ promotion ceremony at Camp Robinson. Nanny, Papa and Aunt Laura also drove down to meet us there, and Don and Deveney flew in from Oregon. It was so fun to have everyone together to celebrate my hard working husband.
The ceremony was pretty short but so sweet. One of the public affair officers read a short bio about Chris’ military service and it reminded me how long and hard he has worked. His military serves has spanned more than two decades, beginning as an enlisted soldier and culminating in his current role as commander of the 119th MPAD. His service includes a deployment in support of operation Iraqi Freedom and command of the 875h Engineer Battalion support company. He has completed multiple trainings and attended school at Fort Lee on two different occasions. This promotion was a long time coming and I’m so proud of my man.
During his speech, he acknowledged and thanked me for all the hard work and sacrifice that happens at home while he is away and it had me reflecting on the many years of annual trainings and weekend drills- especially when are kids were little. It was hard. But we did it. And I’m so proud of us but mostly him!
Chris deserves all the acknowledgment and respect and I’m so glad we had this day to celebrate him with our loved ones.
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