Aw hell... another apology due. Well I guess this is the place for it. :) In my joy, I imagined that I'd updated everyone: young Sergeant Douglas arrived back in the US this past January, having served 25 months in Iraq (minus 1 week, which he used to visit us and marry his sweetie in Vegas).

Having done his Airborne Infantry duty well, the Army begged him to stay. He asked for entry to the Construction Engineer field, and they granted. So now he's been reassigned to Fort Richardson, Alaska (near Anchorage) where he'll build whatever the Army wants - or, alternatively, blow up whatever the Army wants - in Alaska, and (a bit later) in Afghanistan.

Thanks for the song, Adrian II.

Thanks for the understanding, Louis

Thanks for the absolution Tribesman. I've heard a few zingers as well, and will share them after the funeral.