A rainy day here in Bowie, Maryland. Not continuous, but some impressive downpours in the course of dropping half an inch of rain. Still, better than what’s facing the Korean Peninsula this week. I read elsewhere that they’re likely to get well upwards of 20 inches of rain from this storm that’s 1,200 miles across… Wow!
In other news, everyone here at the Hovel is happy that Marcia’s back home, after she spent a week in Michigan visiting with relatives and attending the AQS show in Grand Rapids. I picked her up at BWI last night, and Lexi was dancing with joy when Marcia went in the house. You’d think I tortured her instead of coming home early each day to walk her and give her some of the company that she missed. Marcia works from home, so the dog is quite spoiled.
One week down, 15 weeks of classes left before I’m done. Just sayin’ …
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Our condolences to the families, friends, and units of these fallen warriors:
- Staff Sgt. Gregory T. Copes, 36, of Lynch Station, Virginia, died Aug. 17 while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.
- Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 1st Class Darrel L. Enos, 36, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died Aug. 17 while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.
- Chief Warrant Officer Brian D. Hornsby, 37, of Melbourne, Florida, died Aug. 16 in a helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
- Chief Warrant Officer Suresh N. A. Krause, 29, of Cathedral City, California, died Aug. 16 in a helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Petty Officer Technician 1st Class Sean P. Carson, 32, of Des Moines, Washingtion, died Aug. 16 in a helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
- Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick D. Feeks, 28, of Edgewater, Maryland, died Aug. 16 in a helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
- Sgt. Richard A. Essex, 23, of Kelseyville, California, died Aug. 16 in a helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
- Sgt. Luis A. Oliver Galbreath, 41, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, died Aug. 16 in a helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
- Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 2nd Class David J. Warsen, 27, of Kentwood, Michigan, died Aug. 16 in a helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
- Sgt. 1st Class Coater B. Debose, 55, of State Line, Mississippi, died Aug. 19 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
- Sgt. David V. Williams, 24, of Frederick, Maryland, died Aug. 18, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
- Sgt. Louis R. Torres, 23, of Oberlin, Ohio, died Aug. 22, in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered when he encountered an enemy improvised explosive device, Aug. 6, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
- Pfc. Patricia L. Horne, 20, of Greenwood, Mississippi, died Aug. 24 in Bagram, Afghanistan.
