..stupid ideals..

Mom took it exceptionally well. She cried for a bit, but ultimately wants me to be safe and happy. She doesn't want anyone or anything to hurt me. I love my mom and I'm so glad she is being very strong and open-minded. This is how I hoped it would be. I'm happy.

U.S. Army Spc. Edgar Hernandez, 21, of Mission, Texas, left, Army Spc. Joseph Hudson, 23, center, of Almagordo, N.M., and Army Pfc. Patrick Miller, 23, of Park City, Kan., all of the 507th Maintenance Company, and who have been held as POW's by Iraqi forces since March 23 when their convoy was ambushed in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, are escorted on to a waiting C-130 transport plane, Sunday, April 13, 2003, 60 miles south of Baghdad. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Standing outside their Mission, Texas, home Sunday, April 13, 2003, Jose and Maria de la Luz Hernandez, and son Marco, smile shortly after being notified that their son Spc. Edgar Hernandez had been rescued in Iraq. (AP Photo/The Monitor, Larry W. Clubb)