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letter. Air Force Tech Sgt. Scott Buckingham is assigned to the 92nd Aircraft Generation Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. He recently deployed to the Middle East and had to miss his son Kyle’s birthday. He has one other child, a daughter. Dear Kyle, Happy eleventh birthday! I really miss your smiling face and happy laugh. Are you shoveling the driveway? I hope so. Mom needs your help right now because you’re the man there. 
Sandy D., a mobilized Air Force Reserve officer from Lubbock, Texas, who asked not to be identified further, writes to her friends and co-workers back home. Linda, Carol, Sherry, Ronnie, Deloris, Vicki, Joe and Job: Hi guys! Even though I’m only 400 miles from home, I’m feeling dislocated. I miss all of you and the usual routine. I miss my furry companions, too. I keep thinking I see cats out of the corner of my eye. But when I turn my head, of course they aren’t there.
 Airman 1st Class Marco D. Nario of the 621st Tanker Airlift Control Element out of McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., writes from the U.S. military outpost at Bagram air base, Afghanistan.Hello Mom, Dad, Brothers, Sisters, Family and Friends, Just want to let you know how grateful and pleased I am to be part of your life. Reading your letters and opening the packages you send truly lifts me when I’m down and warms me when I feel lonely. In return, here I am on the other side of the world dedicating my time and service to eliminate the terrorism that disfigured our way of life. I’m fighting not only for America, but also for the whole world that desires to have peace in their hearts and minds.
 Air Force Staff Sgt. Vivian Bender is a command and control journeyman who has deployed for Operation Enduring Freedom with the 721st Air Mobility Squadron Tanker Airlift Control Element out of McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. She’s originally from Portsmouth, Va.Hello Honeybun, First, I want to tell you how much I love you. I really miss you and Antondre very much. I never realized how good we have it in the United States. We take so much for granted — hot meals, showers, running water.
Air Force 1st Lt. Joan Newberne, assigned to the Medical Service Corps, Expeditionary Liaison Team, Aeromedical Evacuation, out of Pope Air Force Base, N.C., is deployed for Operation Enduring Freedom. Dear Reggie, I pray that all is well back at home. How I wish I could be there with you! I miss showers, hot food and washing machines, but most of all I miss you. We’ve been through a lot together, but I feel closer to you now more than ever. I look forward to our reunion and all the wonderful times ahead. Please say hello to all our friends and family. Thank you for your love and support. I love you.
Staff Sgt. David Ash, a 14-year Air Force veteran, is deployed at a classified location in the Middle East with the 366th Civil Engineering Squadron out of Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. He and his girlfriend, Sharon Grinde, have been together for five years. He has one child from a previous marriage, 12-year-old Jacob. Dear Sharon, Hello, honey. Things here are going good. I can’t believe we have been apart for over four months. It seems like much longer. I am looking forward to my return and from what I hear, it may be coming upon us in the next two months. I am excited to come home again and make up for the time we have missed since I have been deployed. Your support while I have been here has been amazing, and because of you I have been able to get through this tough time for us. The phone calls we share and the e-mail we have sent each other made this deployment a little easier. I love and miss you very much. I am so excited for the day I get to see you again, it will be such a joyous day and a memory I will never forget.
Airman 1st Class Steven Weston is an aerial porter with the 621st Air Mobility Squadron based at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., who has deployed for Operation Enduring Freedom. He’s originally from Butler, Pa. Dear Mom and Dad, How have you been? I’m doing good here. I’ve been pretty busy supporting Enduring Freedom. A lot of long days and nights. The troops I’m with are great. We are all like family out here. We keep each other company by playing cards or talking. It makes the time go by. Don’t know how long I’ll be here, but hopefully I can come home soon. Tell Sammy and Steph I said hi.
For Air Force noncommissioned officer Anna F., who asked that her family’s identity be withheld, this is not the first, or the longest, deployment away from home. Her husband, who is also in the military, is at home taking care of their 6-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter. Dear husband and children, I love you very much and thank you for keeping me in each of your hearts. I miss you so much! Knowing you’re praying for me and taking care of each other helps me do my job here. I can’t wait to call again and hear your voices!
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