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Soldiers return, reunite with babies

Jun-23-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

The following story describes the homecoming of two soldiers on R&R. One is the son of a regular visitor to this site. Here is a photo too.

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By PATRICK SULLIVAN, Record-Eagle staff writer

TRAVERSE CITY - Angela Rapmund tried to look calm as she held her 5-day-old daughter at the arrivals section of Cherry Capital Airport, but her hand quivered slightly when she lifted it.

Angela, 20, had learned earlier Tuesday that her husband, Jeremiah, had been given a two-week leave after his deployment with the Army in Iraq eight months ago.

On Tuesday afternoon, he was scheduled to arrive any minute and meet his daughter, Ashley, for the first time. [...]

Cherry Capital was the scene of another wartime family reunion Tuesday.

Manejhae Worrell, 23, said her husband, Christopher Worrell, 30, was deployed to Iraq when his son was 6 weeks old and he had not seen the boy since, except for photos she sent via e-mail.

Worrell said she worried the 9-month-old would not remember his father.

"I know he knew us because we are his mother and father, but it's just hard because I don't know if he's going to remember him," she said.

That worry vanished when Christopher arrived to the obvious delight of his son, Justin.

Enjoy the time together!


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