His brother flight---we thought that's his flight
The short hug right after the Coin Ceremony
Take a walk in the park
My airman and his little one
Ian had a lot of fun looking at all the airplanes at the park
After a day's driving, we arrived San Antonio on Wednesday night. We stayed in Fairfield Inn. We had a very nice room. Thanks for Charles.
Today's Schedule is :
7:00 am---Briefing
8:00 am---Airman's Run
9:00 am---Briefing
11:00am---Coin Ceremony/Retreat
12:00 pm--Base liberty (he is free to go anywhere on base, but not off base)
8:00 pm---Airman back to their dorm
The Briefing is at 7:00 am and the airman's run is at 8:00 am. We really want to go to the airman's run. But we didn't. We are so tired that we can't get up at 5:30am this morning. So we decided to go for the 9:00 am briefing and the the Coin Ceremony at 11:00. I felt so bad that I didn'tmake it to the Airman's run. But we really need some sleep.
The briefing is to tell us what you can do and what you can't do on base. Like you can't talk on the phone while you're driving. Always follow the speed limit and use the turning signal and etc.
Then is the Coin Ceremony. The Coin Ceremony is where you will be presented with the Air Force Airman's Coin. After this event, you'll no longer be called a "trainee." You've earned the right to be called "Airman." And you are officially one of the United States Air Force.
They had given us a map of where each flight would be positioned. So we hurried to find a good spot for us to see him. But you know what, we remember his flight number wrong. We thought it's 735 instead of 736. So we got there and watched the wrong flight the whole time. No wonder we can't find him. Larry and I tried to indentify which one is him. We had defferent opinions. But turn out we were both wrong. Hahaha!!!
After the coin ceremony, we went to lunch. He said he needs real food. So wen went to a BBQ place on base. Then we went to a park for a while. Larry tooked Ian so we can enjoy some times together. It's good to see him. But so hard to not hold his hand. Yes, while he has his uniform on, you are not suppose to touch him. So we only get a hug after the coin ceremony. There is no holding hands nor kiss. Then we went to BX to kill some time while Ian took his nap in the car with grandma and grandpa.
We dropped him at the mini mall near his dorm at 7:30pm. It's an exhausted but happy day. And tomorrow is going to be better because he has town pass all day which allows him to get off base.Yay! Can't wait!!
I'm proud of you, my Airman!
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