Recieved my Army Activation Call

On May 8th, 2004 (Saturday around 1300, at Grayson’s Birthday party at home), I received the Alert Order from SSG Tim Campbell that we were being mobilized for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Time and destination unknown. I asked him if this one was real, and he said it was. I quietly told Susan about it, didn’t want to upset the party. There were a few tears.