# @goarmy on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/4neweryPJd
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/14005493-goarmy-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/f26d1f5f44.jpg
- **Posted:** 2015-07-02T02:24:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** GoArmy | World’s Greatest Fighting Force (@goarmy) — https://gondola.cc/goarmy

## Caption

"Independence means so many different things to different people.  Sometimes your level of independence is based on individual circumstances. Being a Soldier changed my circumstances like I'd never imagined and opened the door for opportunities I never thought I'd have.  Throughout my 23 years of Army service I'd been on many missions in many different places and it felt good knowing I was there for a purpose, but nothing felt better than coming home.  This photo marks one such occasion, and probably the best homecoming ever -- I made it home to a warm welcome of familiar faces and strangers ... and just in time for the birth of my son!  That son, is now serving in the Army as a 1st Lt. continuing the legacy, successful.  I guess that's what independence means to me." #myindependence #ArmyTeam #USArmy

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## Tags

armyteam, usarmy, myindependence

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