"Hey there" from Sam
Here's the latest (only slightly edited) letter from Soldier Sammie. Unfortunately I can't share the floral staionery or the off-kilter yet perfectly-legible slanted handwriting. Enjoy!
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Thanks so very much for suffering through the longhand just for lil' ole me! I feel super duper special! D'ya miss me, hunh, hunh, do ya?
We got the flu mist up the nose with all our vaccinations - guh-ross - worse than all the other shots put together. Everybody is sick with colds and URIs - cough drops are like crack here. Don sent 2 big bags, and they're almost gone. I still haven't gotten the ones Jen sent. Mail delivery here is indifferent or sporadic. They apparently aren't very diligent with outflow either, as Don and other husbands have received several letters on one day that were sent out on multiple days, but post-marked the same. Just one of the many trifling annoyances to suffer through for the privilege of serving my country.
Tomorrow we have a 5 mile march to the range for our last day of practice. We start trying to qualify on Thursday. I did not do well at all today - my reaction time is too slow for the pop-up targets. My eyes are also backwards - I'm right-handed, but my left eye is very dominant. I have to open both to scan the whole range, and then everything shifts when I close it to fire.
I'm sure I'll get the hang of it. I have to, to get out of here. I'm enjoying the training, and the overall experience for the most part, but certainly not enough to hang around for an extra cycle.
I'm almost over my bronchitis. The sinus infection cleared up quickly, but my voice is still barely there and sometimes fades out completely. (I went from Wednesday to Monday AM with nothing more than whispers.) My strength & stamina are coming back. We'll find out for sure on the road march tomorrow. They made us pack extra boots & clothes in our rucks to be sure they were extra big & heavy.
I'm beat - I'm on Fireguard right now or I'd be out. 0400 will be here all-too-soon.
I love you bunches & bookoodles!
Big hugs & smooches,
Sammie
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Thanks so very much for suffering through the longhand just for lil' ole me! I feel super duper special! D'ya miss me, hunh, hunh, do ya?
We got the flu mist up the nose with all our vaccinations - guh-ross - worse than all the other shots put together. Everybody is sick with colds and URIs - cough drops are like crack here. Don sent 2 big bags, and they're almost gone. I still haven't gotten the ones Jen sent. Mail delivery here is indifferent or sporadic. They apparently aren't very diligent with outflow either, as Don and other husbands have received several letters on one day that were sent out on multiple days, but post-marked the same. Just one of the many trifling annoyances to suffer through for the privilege of serving my country.
Tomorrow we have a 5 mile march to the range for our last day of practice. We start trying to qualify on Thursday. I did not do well at all today - my reaction time is too slow for the pop-up targets. My eyes are also backwards - I'm right-handed, but my left eye is very dominant. I have to open both to scan the whole range, and then everything shifts when I close it to fire.
I'm sure I'll get the hang of it. I have to, to get out of here. I'm enjoying the training, and the overall experience for the most part, but certainly not enough to hang around for an extra cycle.
I'm almost over my bronchitis. The sinus infection cleared up quickly, but my voice is still barely there and sometimes fades out completely. (I went from Wednesday to Monday AM with nothing more than whispers.) My strength & stamina are coming back. We'll find out for sure on the road march tomorrow. They made us pack extra boots & clothes in our rucks to be sure they were extra big & heavy.
I'm beat - I'm on Fireguard right now or I'd be out. 0400 will be here all-too-soon.
I love you bunches & bookoodles!
Big hugs & smooches,
Sammie
posted by Siren | 12/09/2006 09:16:00 PM
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