Day Six - Goodbye to Georgia, Hello Georgia

Day 6: Friday Today we go home. We awoke at 1:00 a.m., Tbilisi time. Vano picked us up at 2:00, and by 3:00 we had arrived at the airport, checked in, and passed through security. Now we wait for our flight. The journey home lies long before us, but the memories of our Georgian experience will remain for years to come. We have taken part in nation-building and the development of international relationships at their most fundamental level. We were honored by our hosts and treated exceptionally well. We worked with military professionals from a small country far from our homes, people who sincerely wished to strengthen their relationship with the United States. I was deeply touched by the hospitality, warmth, and genuineness of the Georgian people. Each of us has poignant moments in life when we recognize that something extraordinary has happened. This was a week filled with such moments for me. We arrived home at about 5:30 Friday evening. It is always good to come home.