Fort Leonard Wood Yesterday:

I had a wonderful day yesterday. I drove to Fort Leonard Wood to spend part of the day with my youngest son Matthew. I want to spend as much time as possible with Matthew between now and the time I depart for Sosua and Matthew departs for Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany. This is a picture of the building that Matthew spends each day in Readiness School.

An added benefit of yesterday’s trip was that we drove around the ‘post’ as I explored many of the places that I spent my time during Basic Training there in 1969. I was able to find my old barracks and it brought back many memories.

I will be returning to Fort Leonard Wood next Saturday to attend my orientation as a Volunteer at the USO Club there. I have been accepted as a Volunteer to work there one day per week. I will also be able to spend time with my son after our duties are completed. I believe this will be a wonderful experience. I hope I can, in some small way, help as many young military people there as possible.

John & Sherry

My oldest son John and his fiancée Sherry will be getting married sometime in late March or early April. This picture was taken during John's 4th semester at Ross Medical School in Dominica.

Sherry is currently in Canada and we all anxious to meet her and see her pretty face on American soil.

John will be finishing his 5th semester of medical school in August. Currently in Miami, he will be coming home for awhile in late August. I am anxious to see him again and spend some time with him. The next step in his medical school saga will be to take and PASS his medical boards.

I will never forgot the time John and I spent living together in Puerto Rico and for a short time in Dominica. It was a special time for me that I will never forget. We were father/son, best friends and roommates. It was nice!

My Good Friend Bruce

This is a picture of my good friend Bruce. Bruce is a semi-retired doctor from Los Angeles and currently lives in the Dominican Republic. Bruce was/is my Dominican Republic mentor and gave me invaluable help and advice as I prepared to move to Sosua. I miss him this summer, though we stay in close contact through email. I will be glad to see him again in November when I return.

Sosua Beach

I will be happy to feel the sand between my toes again.

Just My Opinion

This entry appeared in the blog of freelance writer Jim McAllister this past week.

Friday, July 14, 2006
MICHELLE WIE
By Jim McAllister

I have no problem with Michelle Wie playing against the best men golfers. I do have a problem with her being given exemptions into several men’s events. Ok, ok, I know; she brings a lot of people to the golf course which the tournament sponsors love but isn’t it getting a bit overdone? She has yet to make a cut in a men’s tournament in five attempts. Suggestion to Michelle: You are a marvel at 16 but so far you can’t even win a ladies tournament. You want to play with the men? Go through the same qualifying process as they do and I will welcome you to the tour with open arms. Oh, by the way, whining isn’t going to help. Show me some scores.....

This is an opinion from a Denver Post Sportswriter last week.

Question: How many trees have died and how much cyberspace has been polluted to chronicle the exploits of Danica Patrick and Michelle Wie, neither of whom have watched a Sunday sunset with a victory to call her own?” Jim Armstrong, Denver Post: “Just wondering!

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