i know my husband doesn't realize how proud i am of him...but damn, i am SO PROUD of my husband...as a naval explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) officer, husband, father and best friend!!

steve shared an article with me today (he emailed it to me from work), and as i read it, i couldn't help but tear up at how proud i am of him and his fellow EOD comrades. it's amazing how these guys are special operations guys (comparable to SEALS, etc.), yet you don't hear much about the EOD guys. you hear about pilots, seals, etc. fighting the war in iraq but who really hears about the accompliments of EOD guys. and of course, if you met my husband, you'd never guess that taking apart bombs was his job. it's funny b/c i'd have to say that most of the EOD guys are like that...they don't seem hard core...they don't seem like they would take apart bombs for a living.

you can read the article here.

when you read the article, don't forget to view the associated photos. oh, how i would love to have that job but...i know my husband would rather have me photograph hungry, wild tigers face to face in the jungle. as a side note, most know that i was an active duty air force nurse for 10 years. a couple years ago, i tried to get back in to the reserves as a military photographer but they wouldn't let me (once the nurse corps has you...they have you). hmmm...maybe i'll try again one of these days. i would love that!

the photo is from steve's EOD graduation in 2001. he's holding the class plaque that he and a couple others put together.

p.s. steve and i met at eglin air force base, fort walton beach, FL, where i was an active duty nurse and he was going through EOD school.

p.s.s. getting some updated cool photos of my husband is on my to-do list...soon!