Sorry for not being in on the listing lately, i have been in St Louis, paul had his colostomy (sp) reversed, he is now bag free, they operated friday took about 4 hours as they had to clean up the scares from the first surgery in iraq, he how has a zipper in front and back... he was sitting up sunday when we left to come back to Springfield, he should be home for 30 day leave sometime this week, he is doing real good he is still on arm crutches, he has his uniform really for the ball in Ft Lewis the third or forth of dec.... Not so good news for the LT. they went in to reverse his colostomy, he had a blockage and his stomach and it expoded, can't get a hold of the family as they are not anwsering their phone.. Please keep then in your prayers... Paul sr