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  • So How's Ross Doing?

    Those of us who aren't following Ross day by day on Facebook may not be up to date. He's at Fort Bliss in the 1st Armored Division. He just finished Level 2 Combat Training. This involved getting cut above and below th…

  • Ross to Fort Bliss

    Here's Ross around 4:30 a.m. a couple of days ago, when we took him to the airport for his flight to Fort Bliss. (That's a pack of gum in his hand.) He arrived safely, is in nice in-process barracks. And most importantly…

  • Ross graduates from Fort Benning

    Ross's graduation from Fort Benning was held on the parade ground of the new National Infantry Museum.They gathered, looking like ants, on the far side of the parade field. Meanwhile, tram brought the audience to the new…

  • Ross Turns Blue

    According to the Soldiers' Chapel web site: "This ceremony is a ceremony exclusive to the Infantry. During the Turning Blue Ceremony, the Soldier is awarded the coveted blue Infantry cord. It is up to the Soldier as …

  • The Simple Woman's Daybook, May 18

    Outside my window it is colder and grayer than it should be for mid-May.I am thinking about catching up. But I am doing this first.I am thankful for the chance to catch up.From the kitchen it will be the microwave's turn…

  • Ross is on leave!

    We got a call from Ross, who is delighted have his 36-hour pass, to be in a Holiday Inn with a couple of his friends, and not sleeping in a room with 60 other people! His plans were to go out to dinner (thanks, parents o…

  • So, How Is Ross?

    It's good to have friends and relatives who call and e-mail to see how Ross is, to see how I am because of where Ross is -- Fort Benning, Georgia, whose web site has a security-certificate issue, which seems comical for …

  • Go Army

    That's what it says on Ross's backpack, and that's where he's off to -- a hotel in Woburn, first, and then to Basic Combat Training (say basic, say boot camp, they say BCT; the Army loves acronyms as much as the UN) at …

  • Expecting a Soldier

    I've been told that I can't put the "Proud Parent of a Soldier" bumper sticker anywhere until Ross finishes basic training, but the incubation period has started -- he has enlisted in the Army. He leaves for training cam…

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