We are sharing more pictures of the homecomings.  They are so great to go to.  It really brings tears to your eyes.  Three hundred men all saluting is impressive. This one in the picture had two men from the ward in the unit.  At the beginning they welcomed them all back and paid special honor to a soldier that was lost in battle.  His family was there and everyone stood and applauded.  They play the national anthem and turn them loose.  It is so great to be there!  These soldiers had been gone 15 months.  In the election they were all for Mc Cain.  They believe in the war effort and say that they are doing good things in Iraq.  The best thing is that they just want to go home to their families when they return.  They expect no honor or attention for what they do, it's just their job.  The next picture is of the baptism this week.  The young man is 16 years old and part of a whole family that is being taught the gospel.  He hopes to baptize his parents in a couple of weeks.  His father is an amazing man.  He was raised in Portugal and speaks several languages.  He has served five tours of deployment on special missions.  He goes undercover into the culture as one of them.  He has been wounded three times.  They are now remodeling an old home here to stay and live in as he is getting out of the service.  They will be great additions to the ward.  It has been so much fun this past week to get to know all the returning husbands.  Now we have a whole new group to visit whose husbands just left.  The work is great and we love it!