How to prepare a welcome party for a US Soldier coming from Iraq?
Rom F asked:
My friend son just came back from Iraq and we want to prep a welcome-back party. In general, what you think will be significant to bring, share with him?
Scotty Mank
My friend son just came back from Iraq and we want to prep a welcome-back party. In general, what you think will be significant to bring, share with him?
Scotty Mank
Tags: Friend Son, Welcome Back Party
How about friends, family, food and drink? Maybe a welcome home banner? A cake?
I would keep it low key…from what I’ve been hearing, sometimes these guys don’t want a big to-do party.
Invite some of his friends over and dress the place with the
American Flag and Bald eagles to signify freedom, and
just celebrate! with music food and good friends.
The most important thing is friends and family being there…but I would have to say having his fav snacks, and drinks there…maybe a cake that sames “Welcome Home ???” and a banner….just a nice surrounding where they can be around the people they care about and care about them because that is what they miss the most when they are over seas
Get him drunk and have a hot ***** blow him. That’s what he’s missed the most.
Yeah, agree with the low key idea. The last thing he is going to want to do is be passed around for days on end to family memeber to family memeber. It’s nothing personal, he’s just gone through so much, that relaxing and sleeping in a place where he doesn’t have to keep an eye open in fear of being attacked, is number one on his to do list. Fix his fave meal, have his girlfriend/wife over. Nad just let him relax for awhile. Maybe in about a month or so, once he’s gotten used to life back in Garrison, have a big party for him, where everyone can see him!!!
1st of all, give him at least a week. I know every time my husband comes back he wants time to just relax and be with us (his wife and kids.) Not sure if this guy has wife and kids, if he does I would suggest you ask your friend to give her/ his son time with his wife and kids first. It’s overwhelming when in-laws are there right away too. But if he’s single, they should be at the airport to pick him.
Find out his favorite foods, or the foods he’s missed the most. Have people there he wants to see, not people he doesn’t know well that just want to support him. That is nice and all, but when you come back you just want to relax with the people you like and love most.
I’ve never been deployed more than 4 months, so it’s not the same, but I know it took me time to see all the differences. A lot changes with people and for those deployed, they remember the people as they were before they left. I guess it’s just the same thing over and over, give him time and space and don’t overwhelm him.
step one: get beer
step two: get “entertainment” wink wink
that should just about do it.
1. Family
2. Friends
3. Favorite foods and drinks
4. quiet for the two weeks following the party, he has been told when to get up, when top go to bed, when to eat, sleep, p**s, etc for at least a year and needs the time to just do what he wants.
I will tell you the best thing to do for him is to just keep it simple, don’t over do it with too many people, just the people that truly care for him, those closest to him. Don’t make it a “thank you” party. He may not want to see anyone so allow at least one part of the house to be his alone, don’t persue him if he leaves. Provide him with plenty of hints and I do mean hints that you care.
Above all… let him dictate the length and events.
Make it small, make sure there is plenty of room, so he/she is does not feel closed in. Make it family and only a few friends. Best place is a house (represents security and coming home. Not a lot of noise. NO!! war movies.