Welcome back, GM! I'm merging this older thread of yours into your 'I'm back in PK' one.

This older thread's orig title was So I just wanted to say... I hope I talk to all of you later.
~gal-texter/Pen 8May2008



To those who don't know, I'm currently serving in Iraq as a combat medic.

I'll be going on a mission tommorow... Its not an easy one and we have alot of obstacles in the way, so I won't be back for a little while.

Wish me luck.

GM

OMG I'll pray for you!

I don't know what it is but, that message made me cry.

Come back to us! and we will have a harmony party

Good luck and take care!

OMG good luck!!
You'll be in my thoughts, I really hope to see you back here soon GM

~Bec

Oh my.. Good luck hun! You are in my thoughts

Good luck to you. Your fellow Harmonians will be watching for your safe return

Come back soon and let us know if your mission's finished... We'll always pray for you.

*hugs* i wish you all the luck in the world!

Good luck sweetie.
We'll all be here waiting for you when you get back.

Be safe. We'll be here when you get back.

Good luck! Stay safe. We'll miss you around here!

Good luck! I'll pray for you! When you get back, we'll have to have a harmony party here at portkey!

May God bless you and keep you safe the entire time.

Get back to PORTKEY as soon as you can after the mission!

Well yo be very careful Mr.! I hope to see you back soon. We'll throw a fiesta...I'll try to save you some of the jell-o shots

Take Care and God Bless! A Medic is a very noble rank indeed the lives of soldiers are in your hands. I salute you and hope you get home safely.

Take care and I wish you the best

Stay safe and good luck!

Who is going to calm me down when I fly off the handle like a lunatic while you're gone?!?!?!

PM me when you get back!

God bless!!!

Oh, wow. You keep yourself safe over there and I'll be rooting for you. Good luck!

How long do you think something like this would take? I'm kind of worried about him

Well all I can say is...

WOW

I didn't realise sso many people cared.

Thank you very much for your well wishes and prayers...

I can't really talk about what I had to do... But there were no casualties. Everybody made it if a little bruised up and shaken.

This means I won't be leaving again for a while too. Missions like that one are few and far in between thank god...

Once again, thank you for all your replies,
It definitely made me extra-glad to be back.

<virtual hugs for all!>


GM

I'm so glad you made it back safe and sound. I've been watching for you to let us know you you were all right. Welcome back.

I'm so glad you're back!!!

If you could see now, you would see me doing a happy dance coz you're back and you're OK!!!!

Hey, you're back! Congratulations, you've made it...

*gasp* YAY! Welcome back GM!
So glad you made it back safe and sound

~Bec

WELCOME BACK!!! It certainly is good to see you made it out alive. Hope you get over the shock though. *hands over a cigar and leads GM to a comfy chair*

Thank you all again...

And I'm absolutely fine. I managed to get through without anything more than a few scratches....

Thanks for all your support.

And Prof. Raptor, thanks for the comfy chair

I have the utmost respect for you! Thank you so much for all you've done with serving our country! I am glad you came out fine! God bless you

Well of course we care!!

{{{huggles}}}


I'm so happy you and your fellow comrades are safe and sound.

And I'm really thankful for your sacrfice. thankyou so much for all you do. Be sure to thank everyone else of your unit as well.

America Loves Her Soldiers! And so do I

Now when do you come home?

Hooray!

I'm glad all of you guys made it back okay! Stay strong over there!

*hugs back*

Oh I am so glad your safe hun!! *hugs*

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

Guardian Medic, where are 'ya?! Hope you're Okay.

I thought of you today when I read the following article about another medic, this one a female.

Here is a link to the article:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,336259,00.html

Thank you for caring...

And yeah, I heard about her too... She is an example of why Army Medics are among the most decorated soldiers in history.

Hey there! Glad to see you back alive and well.

This originally started a separate thread called Has it really been that long?..., I see some things have changed.... Have merged it into GM's other thread.
GM's first line below refers to this forum's older name, Welcome BACK, oldbie PK-ers!
~gal-texter/Pen 8May2008


I can't really call myself an old PKer... but i'll say hi again just the same.

How's everyone been?

As for me... Well, I'm still here in Iraq for about 100 more days... i can see the light at the end of this tunnel.


Anyways, I'll see you guys and gals around...

GM

Were you on a top secret mission or something?! I missed 'ya!!

Welcome back ~ those 100 days will be here and gone before you know it.

Hey, GM, I'm glad to have finally met you. I recently made an announcement about your threads.


About your thread subtitle I see some things have changed... - yes, the mod team's dead serious about these changes. We've slowed down a bit doing the forum makeover due to RL, plus we had to take care of other behind the scenes stuff.

But we are determined to make PK the safe haven that it is for our shippers and respectful friends (who are non-shippers or ship R/H or D/H or H/G or whatever). There are many of them out there.

Stay safe in Iraq!

Thanks for the warm welcome back and the your gracious words...

They are much appreciated...

I'll try and get on more in the future... i've been slacking.

See you all around,
GM

Hey GM! Long time no see. Good to know that you are still ok.

Hang in there.

PJ

So I'm now officially out of the army and trying to adjust to civilian life... How is everyone? Anyways, expect to see more of me in the near future...

God, I missed portkey...

Welcome back to Portkey Sha'ul (aka GuardianMedic)! And back to civilian life too! I have a nephew that will depart for Iraq in less than two weeks. I'm pretty sure that his pockets will be full of "blessed crosses" because it seems that just about all of the relatives gave him one over the holidays. In case you are wondering, to give someone a small cross and have them carry it at all times, is telling them that you wish them to be safe. At least that is what it means in our family. (One of my brothers - a policeman in Los Angeles - carries a small cross on his person all the times.)
I found a poem, 'Cross In My Pocket", here is a link:
http://www.fathershands.com/cross_pocket/

But back to you ...

I'm curious, since you were a medic in the Army, will you be employed in the medical field as a civilian? If so, what job will you do? If not, what are your plans?

Hope to see you on the forums often.

Hi!
I didn't talk to you much when you were more active around here but I definetely noticed you and a great poster! Welcome Backk!!! It's great to have a familiar face back, and safely! I hope that you manage to get back into some sort of routine, just take it easy and let yourself glide in, not everything needs a plunge *excuse the water references been working on an English essay all day and it was cropping up everywhere and my incoherency absolutley sleep depraved* I hope to see you around PK more often! Once again welcome back! It makes me smile just how diverse PK is!

Hey man...long time no talk...good to see you back well and in one piece
How is life?

Hey GM, welcome back to PK and to civilian life! Great to see you back safely from Iraq.

Welcome back, both home and to PK. I've missed seeing you around the forums.

Thank you all kindly!

As far as plans... I'm taking a bit of a break. Partly to get my paperwork for college in order, partly to just relax. I'm living in NYC right now and unfortunately the qualifications that I received from the army in the area of emergency health care are not good enough for NY. So, I'm looking into various other types of employment. I plan to go back to school spring 2010, get a double degree in biology and education and then go on to Medical School.

Anywho, thank you all for your kind "welcome back"s It's nice to know my absence has been noticed.

See you around,

~GM~

Wow! Medical school! It sounds like an adventure! Biology, education, Medicine; wow! Great choices and sounds really interesting! Well I hope you relax just having come back home from Iraq! Ah! I love NYC!! *squeal*

Good luck with your endeavors

Thank you...