Ralph & Dawn Bird. Ft. Bliss Texas during training getting ready for deployment to Iraq

Pictured are CW3 Ralph and SSG Dawn Bird both Tecumseh residents and both deployed to Iraq since Apr 2007 with the 177th MP Bde, Michigan Army National Guard from Taylor Michigan. We have six kids from 4 to 22 years old four of which are staying with there grandparents in Tecumseh the other two are married the oldest in the Army and starting a deployment to Iraq this month also having had our first grandson, and the second oldest in college heading for the Police Academy. We will be coming home soon, can't give the exact date for security reasons, and our kids would love to see us in the local paper. We can't wait to be reunited with our kids.