Jami graduated last night--click on link to th right for more pictures.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Jami Officially Receives Scholarship
Sunday Jami received her scholarship at the Senior Honors Ceremony. Her scholarship pays all tuition, $1200 per year for books, and a monthly stipend. Total value will be approximately $64,000. It was the largest scholarship awarded. She was also recognized for graduating with a GPA over 3.5 and for being a member of the National Honor Society. Congratulations Jami!
Jesi & Anna Up North
Saturday Dave took Jesi and Anna up north to play in the woods. They had a ball!Click here for more pictures
Friday, May 16, 2008
Afghanistan Pics From Jared
I had sent Jared a disposable camera and he finally returned it....I guess he was not kidding about being upfront for the Toby Keith concert! Keep in mind--this was taken with a $8 disposable camera with NO telephoto!
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Video of Jared's Unit
There is a video on the "Pentagon Channel" that features Jared's Unit.
Go to:
http://www.pentagonchannel.mil/
In the search box, type: Freedom Watch Afghanistan
Click on the video from 14 May 2008
Go to:
http://www.pentagonchannel.mil/
In the search box, type: Freedom Watch Afghanistan
Click on the video from 14 May 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Socks, Socks, Socks
Jared called this morning at 5:00am--much better than 2:00am!!! He has moved locations. He is now at Camp Bastian on the other side of Afghanistan--near Iran. It is a British base and his battalion is the first American's there.
His whole battalion re-located there--which is about 1000 Marines. They are still experiencing some logistical issues. The mess hall is not able to feed that many, so they only get one hot meal a day in the mess hall--the other meals are MRE's. They also are unable to send mail out. They can get it in, but can't sent it out. Eventually they should have a mail system in place.
Phone calling is much more limited than the other location, so don't know how often we will talk to him.
He said it is VERY HOT. They are soak and wet with sweat all the time. At night it cools down enough that if they lay on top of their cots in the "shorts" they can at least stop sweating!
Thus the title of this post: SOCKS, SOCKS, SOCKS
They need socks to be able to change them often to keep their feet dry. If you are able--please send him a box with white cotton socks that go up the calf. They all need them--so if he gets too many he will share! Let's "shower the Marines with socks!"
He also needs gatorade (or other sport drink) powder. Can not send liquid, but wants the powder. Need to drink a lot to stay hydrated in the heat.
There is nothing there! It's a big sand burm. They live in tents that do have air conditioning, but since it is so hot, if they run them too high they freeze up--which is what has happened to his!
It sounds as if all the companies in his battalion have specific missions--mainly to train the Afghans. His company, however, is more for security and stays back ready to respond as needed.
Can't think of anything else--will post if I do!!!
Again--SEND SOCKS!!!
His whole battalion re-located there--which is about 1000 Marines. They are still experiencing some logistical issues. The mess hall is not able to feed that many, so they only get one hot meal a day in the mess hall--the other meals are MRE's. They also are unable to send mail out. They can get it in, but can't sent it out. Eventually they should have a mail system in place.
Phone calling is much more limited than the other location, so don't know how often we will talk to him.
He said it is VERY HOT. They are soak and wet with sweat all the time. At night it cools down enough that if they lay on top of their cots in the "shorts" they can at least stop sweating!
Thus the title of this post: SOCKS, SOCKS, SOCKS
They need socks to be able to change them often to keep their feet dry. If you are able--please send him a box with white cotton socks that go up the calf. They all need them--so if he gets too many he will share! Let's "shower the Marines with socks!"
He also needs gatorade (or other sport drink) powder. Can not send liquid, but wants the powder. Need to drink a lot to stay hydrated in the heat.
There is nothing there! It's a big sand burm. They live in tents that do have air conditioning, but since it is so hot, if they run them too high they freeze up--which is what has happened to his!
It sounds as if all the companies in his battalion have specific missions--mainly to train the Afghans. His company, however, is more for security and stays back ready to respond as needed.
Can't think of anything else--will post if I do!!!
Again--SEND SOCKS!!!
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Friday, May 9, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
News Article
Here is a link to an article about Jared's unit. Not really sure what his job is, but this is his unit.
Click Here
Have not heard anything from him in over a week now, so he could have moved locations!
Click Here
Have not heard anything from him in over a week now, so he could have moved locations!
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Sisterly Love!
Sunday we went to the beach to take pictures of the girls--it was gorgeous out there.
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Saturday, May 3, 2008
ANNA SCORED A GOAL
The JV water polo team played their last games today. AND ANNA SCORED A GOAL!!!! It was so exciting!! We are so proud of her! When she first started, she had no clue what the game even was! She just wanted to try an American sport. She did so awesome! She learned the game very quickly and worked really hard and had a fantastic attitude. The girls all loved having her a part of the team!!!
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