Great post, and thanks for sharing. It amazes me how time flies by and you lose touch with people.
When I came back from Iraq last year, one of my buddies from the Marines was here in Columbus. He lives in Texas, but was here for his work. He had called everyone in Vermont with my last name, knowing that is where my family is, and that I lived in Columbus. He got through to my mom and she remembered me talking about him and gave him my new cell number. I hadn't seen him in almost 9 years. It was great to see all the people that I was close with here, but having him be here the week after I came home was a great feeling.
Your dad must be pretty excited. Again, thanks for posting.