Some good news: Soldier races home from Iraq, just in time for son's birth
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Spc. Asbai Ramirez says he made it to the hospital on Thanksgiving about 30 minutes before his wife, Ashleigh, gave birth.
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Spc. Asbai Ramirez was in Iraq during much of his wife's pregnancy
He returned to the U.S. on his baby's due date, but had to take classes
On Thanksgiving, he flew to Louisiana then rushed to the hospital
Ramirez says he got there about 30 minutes before his son was born
[B](CNN)[/B] -- Asbai Ramirez had toiled for months as a U.S. soldier in Iraq. But it was his 7,000-mile trip home -- racing against the clock to his wife's bedside, for the birth of their baby -- that he described Monday as "pretty intense."The Army specialist told HLN's Vinnie Politan that the tight timetable and sheer distance led him to believe that his chances were slim of joining wife Ashleigh Ramirez in Fort Polk, Louisiana, before their child was born."I didn't really have much hope about making it back," Ramirez said.First, there was the matter of leaving Iraq. Ramirez said Monday that his unit commanders "sent me back as soon as they could."On the baby's due date, he was finally back in the United States -- but not with his wife. Instead, he was in Fort Bragg in North Carolina, where he had to take a few mandatory classes.But the baby was still holding out. On Thanksgiving morning, Ramirez said he boarded a flight to Alexandria, Louisiana, then quickly hopped on the road -- still about one hour, 15 minutes from the base in the western part of the state."I got into a car and pretty much flew down there," Ramirez said from Fort Polk. "I made it just in the nick of time."Specifically, the soldier said he burst into the hospital room about 30 minutes before his son, Jason, made his own grand appearance.Ramirez said that, throughout the process, he'd been in regular contact with Ashleigh. But talking online and by phone didn't compare to being with his growing family in person, especially with baby Jason in his arms."He's doing fantastic," the soldier said of his son. "I couldn't ask for a better gift than to have him healthy and here with me."[/release]
[URL]http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/28/us/louisiana-soldier-baby/index.html?hpt=us_c2[/URL]
Damn, 30 mins. Lucky guy.
He's lucky he got there in time, good thing he made it :)
Spoiler: The baby isn't his
A really good dad and loving husband.
[quote]On the baby's due date, he was finally back in the United States -- but not with his wife. Instead, he was in Fort Bragg in North Carolina, where he had to take a few mandatory classes.[/quote]
Thanks US Army
Hey, Contag, stop hatin' on this guy and the military for one minute and realize that this man is extremely lucky to have gotten there on time.
[QUOTE=valkery;33488050]Hey, Contag, stop hatin' on this guy and the military for one minute and realize that this man is extremely lucky to have gotten there on time.[/QUOTE]
What the fuck are you talking about? How am I hating on him?
My point is that the US Army should allow personal leave for soldiers at home in situations like this.
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And it seems like at least a few people had their heads screwed on:
[quote]Ramirez said Monday that his unit commanders "sent me back as soon as they could."[/quote]
So they send him back as fast as they could, and enter bureaucratic nightmare mode where he is stuck at Fort Bragg.
[QUOTE=Contag;33488077]What the fuck are you talking about? How am I hating on him?
My point is that the US Army should allow personal leave for soldiers at home in situations like this.[/QUOTE]
Okay, that is reasonable. It is just that the combination of your first two comments made it seem like you don't like this guy. ie: you insinuate that the child isn't his and insult his profession.
[QUOTE=valkery;33488247]Okay, that is reasonable. It is just that the combination of your first two comments made it seem like you don't like this guy. ie: you insinuate that the child isn't his and insult his profession.[/QUOTE]
Ah, that wasn't my intention. He's making so many sacrifices (and will continue to if he is redeployed) that at the least being witness to the birth of child shouldn't be something based on luck.
[QUOTE=mac338;33488280]Celebratory orchestra honoring ;
[video=youtube;OzcSZG_RtME]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzcSZG_RtME[/video][/QUOTE]
RAMIREZ! DELIVER YOUR CHILD!
wow he must have ran really fast
[QUOTE=Tunak Mk. II;33499750]wow he must have ran really fast[/QUOTE]
He had marathon and lightweight pro.
[QUOTE=mac338;33488280]Celebratory orchestra honoring ;
[video=youtube;OzcSZG_RtME]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzcSZG_RtME[/video][/QUOTE]
1:50 onwards made me lol.
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