kilpatty43
06-01-2005, 10:03 AM
so i check my email this morning and i have a new email from paul's mom, diane giving me sort of an update. after reading it i cried for a good hour. i miss him so much.
Dear Heather,
We have just returned to the United States after a week in Germany to retrieve Paul's belongings. Our first trip was unsuccessful due to the Army's mixup but this time we were finally granted access. Apparently after three months, the Army has officially labeled Paul and the three other soldiers Missing in Action. We still hold on to the hope that Paul is alive and well and will return home one day, but that hope is slowly fading with passing days. After losing Paul's father, Paul Sr. just last year, this has been incredibly hard on the family. I write to you today to tell you that we found a framed picture of you and Paul in his things. (Jeff confirmed that it was you). On the back of the picture it said "The girl who changed my life". I thought you would like to know that. You were very special to Paul. I remember the last conversation I had with him before he left, he told me that he wasn't ready to leave you yet. He had just met you a few weeks before and hadn't spent enough time with you. When Paul first found out about going to Iraq, he was prepared not to come back, but when he met you, he told me he wanted to come back so he could be with you. You made his last few weeks here in the United States special and for that i am forever grateful to you. As soon as I am able to get a copy of the picture I will send it to you because I am sure you will want it. Jeff and I will be coming to Milledgeville soon to gather Paul's belongings out of his storage space and while we are there I would love to meet you and get to know you. You were special to my son and therefore you are special to me. Thank you again for all that you did for him. Please keep in touch.
Sincerely,
Diane Crough
Dear Heather,
We have just returned to the United States after a week in Germany to retrieve Paul's belongings. Our first trip was unsuccessful due to the Army's mixup but this time we were finally granted access. Apparently after three months, the Army has officially labeled Paul and the three other soldiers Missing in Action. We still hold on to the hope that Paul is alive and well and will return home one day, but that hope is slowly fading with passing days. After losing Paul's father, Paul Sr. just last year, this has been incredibly hard on the family. I write to you today to tell you that we found a framed picture of you and Paul in his things. (Jeff confirmed that it was you). On the back of the picture it said "The girl who changed my life". I thought you would like to know that. You were very special to Paul. I remember the last conversation I had with him before he left, he told me that he wasn't ready to leave you yet. He had just met you a few weeks before and hadn't spent enough time with you. When Paul first found out about going to Iraq, he was prepared not to come back, but when he met you, he told me he wanted to come back so he could be with you. You made his last few weeks here in the United States special and for that i am forever grateful to you. As soon as I am able to get a copy of the picture I will send it to you because I am sure you will want it. Jeff and I will be coming to Milledgeville soon to gather Paul's belongings out of his storage space and while we are there I would love to meet you and get to know you. You were special to my son and therefore you are special to me. Thank you again for all that you did for him. Please keep in touch.
Sincerely,
Diane Crough