I vividly remember the day in March of 2003. I was working second shift at the office at Honda. The announcement came through on CNN that columns of coalition tanks had crossed the Iraqi border and begun toward Baghdad, marking the start of major combat. The string of obscenity that I emitted against President Bush silenced those around me, and I had to step outside to recompose myself. "It'll be over in just a matter of weeks!", the Republicans cooed.

Last night I heard of the last full combat brigade convoy leaving Iraq, and all I could do was shake my head and mutter "It's about damned time."

Welcome home, troops. It'll be good to have you back.