SGT. EARL BEATTY, DONNA, NICO AND LANCE CORPORAL BURWA ARRIVE AT KENDALL SCHOOL

"Donna And Mindy" By Miguel - Paint Shop Pro 8, Virtual Painter

"Jay's Happy To See His Family" By Marquita and Antisha - Paint Shop Pro 8, Virtual Painter

"My American Flag" By Natascha Pericles

Created in Paint Shop Pro 8

"Jay's Family" By Antisha And Sarah - Paint Shop Pro 8, Virtual Painter

The 4th CAG, Donna and Jay on Channel 9

Please click on the link below and then click on "Related Video - Audrey Barnes' 6pm report".

http://www.wusatv9.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=38090

A Final Letter From Donna

3/19/05

Hi Phil:

Thank you so much for coming to spend this very special homecoming with us. We were honored to have you with our family celebrating Jay's return. We were on Channel 9 news last evening and taped the 5:30 and 6:00 segments they aired of us! Thanks again for all that you and your wonderful students have done with the blog. We will always treasure your friendships.

Love,
Jay, Donna & Nico

The 4th CAG Arrives Home!

Bolling Air Force Base

The festivities begin early inside the armory.






Nico, Angela (Donna's sister), Donna and Tristan (Angela's son) prepare for the big moment.

Other Marine families prepare too.

Donna and Jay's sister, Mindy, eagerly await the arrival of the 4th CAG.

The Marines have arrived!

Our troops enter the armory to family cheers and fellow Marines' "Hooahs".

Nico searches for Daddy.



We found Jay! He's the third Marine from the left.

Donna and Jay embrace for the first time in seven months.

Jay's mother, Nilda, hugs and kisses her son.

Jay holds Nicco for the first time since leaving for Iraq.

Jay's mother in law, Nancy, calls.

Tears of joy

Jay hugs his sister Mindy.

Jay admires Nico and Tristan's beautiful welcome home banner.


MSgt. Jeffery Dyson is the officer that recruited Jay into the Marine Corps.


This is Jay and Donna's pal Glen J. Perry. They met when Jay was in the Maryland National Guard . He is also a Federal police officer in Ft. Dix, New Jersey.

Nico, Jay and Mindy express the family's elation that Jay made it home safely.

Jade, one of the Key Volunteer's children, and Nico.

Nico and Jay have a bonding picnic.

Pah! Daddy's home.

Jay's 4th Cag Unit Is On Their Way Home!

FYI ~
From: "Cardarelli, Rosaline COL WRAMC
Subject: Re: arrival time
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 02:53:38 +0000

All: I received word that they landed in Budapest to change crews and left within the last hour for Ireland where they will refuel before arriving tomorrow.

"Anger And Sadness" By Antisha Wilson - Oil Pastel, Paint Shop Pro 8, Scan, Virtual Painter

Four More Days!

Jay is on his way to coming home! 4 more days! :o)

Donna

-------------- Forwarded Message: -------------- From: "Cardarelli, Rosaline COL WRAMC-Wash DC" Subject: RE: Homecoming Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:47:51 +0000

All: Our Marines arrived at their immediate staging base last night at 0200 and all is well. They will probably depart that area on Wednesday and have one fuel stop enroute, to arrive home on Friday.

Rose Ballard