Sunday Paul was able to call twice, for 10 minutes each time. It was great to hear his voice and he sounded like he was doing well and counting the days until graduation! They are in their third phase of Boot Camp and going on a 3-day campout this week to practice maneuvers from a FOB (forward operating base....guess I'm going to have to learn all the acronyms!). I know this is much more serious than Camp Cosby days or Boy Scout campouts, but being outdoors is right up his alley and if you have to learn army maneuvers, it might as well be outside for him! The only complaint he has is that his knees are still bothering him, but he was going to try and go to the doc again and see if they could either determine the source of his problems or give him something to ease the pain. He's determined to push through this as graduation is in sight now! We're proud of his attitude. Last week was every guy's dream... shoot a rocket launcher and destroy old tanks! I remember years ago that a Army recruiter called to talk to our older son, Aaron, but since he wasn't home, he talked with Paul. Paul had to be about 12 or 13, but the recruiter talked to him like he was a MAN and asked him if he'd ever considered the Army. Paul said, "No, but I always wanted to drive a tank!" Well, maybe his dream will come true one day, although I hope its on the showroom floor and not the battle field!!
PLEASE NOTE: Paul will be gettting a new address when he finishes Boot Camp at the end of May, so please stop using this current address by May 15th so that he'll be sure and receive the cards and letters you send. I'll post his new address in the sidebar once we know it. Thanks again for being such a wonderful encouragement to him.
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