From Afghanistan

I got a great letter from Amanda today...she is in Afghanistan. She just got home from R & R where she got to see her family and her husband. She surprised her family which is remarkable since she had to travel all the way from Afghanistan to do it. And I don't think any of these soldiers whom I hear from realize how elated I am every time I get a letter or email from them. I really enjoy knowing how they are doing....they all seem to have such good hearts....

Got an Email

I got an email today from G.I. Jerry. He is working on getting his college degree. Presently he is taking an art class...he turned in a collage that included some of the cards I have sent him and he got an "A".....LOL.....

new card

I got this card today from G.I. S. She is the creator of the other cards that have been sent from overseas. I must say, I am impressed with her skill and creativity. And I am always thrilled when I get a card from her.....

Mother's Day

Today I got a card from a soldier in theatre...it was a mother's day card. How sweet is that?!

conversations

Great conversations can occur without ever speaking a word....the internet has given us that. I suppose that texting could serve the same purpose, although as it is often in abbreviated notations, I am not sure that it qualifies.

I had a recent conversation with G.I. Jerry about "tent city pretty." It is a term that I had never heard before so I asked for an explanation. It seems that "tent city pretty" applies to women who back home, as opposed to in theatre, would not be seen as pretty at all. But, because there is a lack of females in theatre, the male soldiers change their definition of pretty. ...the "last female on earth" response. I find this disturbing as I would hope that the male soldiers would see the females as their comrades and not their conquests. It seems that the females often fall for the attention and are later left heart broken. I don't know who is entirely to blame for that. I would hope that women would be wiser, however, we all want attention and to be "loved." I would also hope that men would not be so cruel. 

In any event, it was an interesting conversation. Via email it is hard to read another's tone, thus, sometimes one takes real risks writing something that may be misinterpreted on the other end. My mother always told me to never put in writing what one does not want the whole world to see. Good advice. But, sometimes that would mean that real friendships could not be made via just the written world. So G.I. Jerry and I had a real conversation. I enjoy those.