During the trip back to Marietta, I reflected on the work of all that took part in the dedication, but what really made me stop and pause was what Virgil Roberts again reminded me. "It's not about us, it's all about the men".

Home at last. The long trip home seemed to last forever. Never thought we'd find our home or that our family would welcome us back. But thanks to the children of my mess mates and our connections back home, the journey was at last complete. Now we are home and very proud to have been a part of a greater cause. And at last we can rest in peace. The Pittman brothers of the "Immortal Seventh Mississippi" thank you and ask that you always remember them and their mess mates.