Pat
11-15-2010, 10:58 PM
Jason, my middle son, serving with the army in Afghanistan has come home on his mid tour leave. His travel began in FOB Sharana, a short C-130 flight to Baghram AB where he boarded a C-17 bound for Kuwait. From there to Ireland via American Airlines for refueling and on to the CONUS landing in Atlanta, Ga.
His wedding ring, however, took a different itinerary. It separated from his finger while Jason helped load a C-17 at Baghram with CONEX containers and fell into one of the many nooks and crannies that permeate the floor of a cargo aircraft.
When he realized the ring was missing he was heartbroken. He wasn't sure if it was laying on the ramp at Baghram or hiding in the aircraft somewhere.
He approached the crew chief after landing in Kuwait and told him of his plight. The crew chief said he would look out for the ring.
Jason proceeded with his travels that took several days.
Meanwhile, the crew chief returned with his C-17 to Baghram AB where during the unloading process he found the lost ring.
He then entrusted the ring to a second soldier traveling to Kuwait. That soldier gave the ring to a third soldier returning to the CONUS via Atlanta.
Upon arrival at Atlanta the ring bearer sought out the Army liaison NCO and gave him the ring. The liaison NCO, began, at the baggage claim area, to announce to the public that he had a lost wedding ring. Fortuitously, Jason's flights, delayed at various points had put him in the same baggage claim area as his ring at the same time.
He heard the announcement from the Liaison NCO and thinking it was just another lost ring shouted out he had lost his ring.
The Liaison NCO gave him the ring and to his utter amazement saw that it was indeed his own wedding ring.
That's a miracle.
His wedding ring, however, took a different itinerary. It separated from his finger while Jason helped load a C-17 at Baghram with CONEX containers and fell into one of the many nooks and crannies that permeate the floor of a cargo aircraft.
When he realized the ring was missing he was heartbroken. He wasn't sure if it was laying on the ramp at Baghram or hiding in the aircraft somewhere.
He approached the crew chief after landing in Kuwait and told him of his plight. The crew chief said he would look out for the ring.
Jason proceeded with his travels that took several days.
Meanwhile, the crew chief returned with his C-17 to Baghram AB where during the unloading process he found the lost ring.
He then entrusted the ring to a second soldier traveling to Kuwait. That soldier gave the ring to a third soldier returning to the CONUS via Atlanta.
Upon arrival at Atlanta the ring bearer sought out the Army liaison NCO and gave him the ring. The liaison NCO, began, at the baggage claim area, to announce to the public that he had a lost wedding ring. Fortuitously, Jason's flights, delayed at various points had put him in the same baggage claim area as his ring at the same time.
He heard the announcement from the Liaison NCO and thinking it was just another lost ring shouted out he had lost his ring.
The Liaison NCO gave him the ring and to his utter amazement saw that it was indeed his own wedding ring.
That's a miracle.