Many of you have been keeping up with the activities of Steve, my Army son-in-law who came home from Iraq last May – safe and sound, to the relief of his family and wide circle of caring friends, many of whom are readers here. 

Steve’s unit is already scheduled to go back to Iraq after it has been back at Fort Benning for one year, so Steve was glad that he had his 20+ years in and his retirement was approved. Today is his last day in the Army! 

Now comes the task of finding a job as a civilian. The Army is contracting out a lot of the instructional programs for its soldiers, so this may provide opportunities for a job right back at Fort Benning. Steve also wants to finish college, needing less than a year to get his degree. 

How is he celebrating his last military day? Well, the official retirement ceremony was held last week and he has been on leave since then, so he will have all day to put the finishing touches on the “Haunted Trail” in the woods back of their house, a project that he and the family have been working on almost all month! 

I wish I could be back in Georgia to celebrate Halloween with them, but a visit there will have to wait until the Christmas holidays. So Brad and I will be out today doing what we have always done on holidays when we are in Las Vegas – taking advantage of casino bonus points!

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