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Soldier Johnny McInteer races home from Iraq for baby's birth When Gina McInteer went into labor, a great race against the clock began. Her husband, Johnny, a soldier in Iraq, had a 15-day pass to be with his wife as her coach. Shortly after he learned labor had begun, he left Camp Anaconda, 377 Transportation Company of the 101st ABN Division near Bagdad, and began his race half way around the globe from Iraq to Kuwait to Germany to Atlanta to Dallas-Fort Worth to Louisville's Standiford Field. While he was in flight to Kentucky, racing north from Columbia to the Louisville airport were Johnny's father-in-law Richard Hodge, cousin Keith McGaha and Gina's brother Daryl Bolin. The plan was for them to meet his plane and deliver Johnny to Somerset where he'd join his wife in labor. At the same time, racing east to the hospital with Gina, were her cousin and substitute coach Kim McGaha, Gina's Mom Pat, her Aunt Joyce, her Dad Danny, and Debbie McClister. After 35 hours of labor, baby Caitlin Patricia McInteer couldn't wait any longer, so coach Kim helped Mom Gina welcome the 6 pound, 4 ounce, 19 inch-long little girl into the world at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital on January 31, at 1 pm Columbia time. Caitlin met her Dad five hours later when his many long hours of travel finally brought him to his destination. He'd been able to do a little coaching over the phone as he kept in touch with Gina each time his planes changed and he'd have two full weeks to get to know her before having to return to Iraq. The day after Caitlin's birth, Johnny and Gina spent their second anniversary getting to know their new little family member. Gina says she copes with having her husband in the war zone by watching NO news, saying lots of prayers and being surrounded by loving family and friends who do the same. They are members of the United House of Prayer pastored by Don and Stacy Taylor on Jamestown Street in Columbia. Grandparents are: Joe Bill the late Patricia Ann Wilson McInteer, Danny and Debbie McClister, Pat and Richard Hodge. Great grandparents are Robert and Louise McClister. All are from Columbia. Johnny and Gina agree that they would like this to be his last tour. At the end of his 3-year commitment on July 31, they hope he is released and free to begin civilian life. He feels he will have good luck finding a job in his field here and they plan to stay in Columbia. "I've loved mechanics all my life," Johnny says, calling himself a lifetime "gear head". Johnny is a Heavy-Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic in Iraq, stationed just 35 miles from Bagdad. He was given his A.I.T. (advanced individual training) during basic training at Ft. Jackson, SC, after he joined the full Army in 2002. At present he is in the middle of his second tour of duty in the war zone. By the time this story appears Johnny will be packing for his return flight to Iraq. This story was posted on 2005-02-15 17:41:36
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