Getting The word Out Keeps Soldier Connected
By Mike Siroky
PLYMOUTH � In a war defined by information as never before, Plymouth�s Mike Scobey is doing his part.
In Kuwait, he�s Master Sgt. Michael Scobey, U.S. Air Corps, telecommunications.
He helps relay messages to the front and back again. He is based in Germany, but has been assigned to Kuwait , attached to the Army Signal Corps. He left behind in Germany his wife, Johnna, and children, Kari, 10, and Eric, 8.
Back home in Indiana are his parents, Sally and Jim Scobey. They are proud as can be of their son. They wear Air Force shirts, Jim has an Air Force hat and both have the yellow ribbon buttons which herald a hoped-for homecoming.
�It�s part of his job,� said his mom. �We pray every day, as everyone does, that this war is over soon. We worry about every soldier over there.�
Even though he is in the rear echelon of the war, Scobey is impressed with the security. Even the 62-ton bulldozers are armor-plated, with bullet-proof glass.
The front-yard view is not so great. �He said, �All beach, no water,� � said his dad. �We have no idea how long he�ll be there.�
His nephews and their pals at Jefferson School collected a box of goodies for the troops. They sent it to their uncle.
�He got it in three weeks and just put it out for anyone to grab what they needed,� said his mom. �It was like Christmas.�
The Scobeys say they have been welcomed and refreshed by the reception of the community as soon as the people they meet realize they have a son �Over There.�
�We were in Scottsdale Mall and one of the clerks in this store asked if we had someone in the military,� said Jim, the clerk basing her guess on the attire the couple wears.
�She went to the back and got a lot of comic books off the shelves to send to them,� said Sally. �The clerk said she didn�t know anyone personally in the military, but she wanted to do her part.�
The comics have been sent, another touchstone of home and of the support that is growing for all those in service to their country.
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