we got a taste of winter in AZ last night. We had a nasty wind storm roar in sometime around 9 or 10 last night and blew all morning. The power went out all night, and the rain was coming in sideways. It was as bad as the video feeds I've seen of tropical storms or Hurricanes. It was amazing! Trees were torn down all over, and stuff blown everywhere; with the power out we were afraid we were going to have to throw out a bunch of food from the fridge, but it still seemed to be cold when whe got up, so thank heaven for small blessings. Life on the base is interesting. I had my first experience with the national anthem today. Each day at 5 pm they play the national anthem after reveille, and all active duty personnel in uniform have to stop (if driving our outside) and stand at attention, and ALL traffic, military or otherwise has to stop as well. It was an amazing thing to stand there with my hand on my heart and feel as if the whole world had come to a stand still. Seems like we'd all appreciate this country more if we all did that during our day.
Love from AZ
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Thanks Son, I agree with you, all of us should stop and give thanks for the country we are blessed to live in.. I know all about the kind of storm you are talking about.. be sure to stay out of the gullys and washes when it runs that hard.. Love Dad
so good to hear from you brother! where should we send your christmas card? to st george or to monsoon land? the word verification for this comment is "blest" don't you love it? i need your address please :) the oldest crazy one
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