Good Afternoon,
Unfortunately I really don't have much to report on today. We were suppose to hear back from the hand doctor today to, hopefully, find out when the X-fix on his right hand will come off, but that hasn't happened.
Within the last week David got a wallet, a new military ID, a new credit card for one of his accounts and all of them are gone somewhere. We don't know if they went to the laundry with the linens, or with some garbage into the incinerator, or with some desperate soul who needs to steal from the wounded. We're hoping it will turn up.
I've done a bit of driving today, delivering Grandma Tasto to a friend's home and Lynnette took the opportunity to catch up on some much needed sleep, so we really haven't seen a great deal of David all day. We are hoping to take him downtown (OFF BASE FOR THE FIRST TIME) and have some dinner just to let him know the world really does still exist.
We were sitting here at the computer and met a gentleman who grew up in Moab, is LDS, and has just arrived with his son. You may have heard the news recently when it was reported that a "Routine Training Exercise Went Terribly Wrong!" The story was about an Afghani soldier who was being trained by American soldiers as well as American Civilian Trainers. The Afghani soldier had been training for about 4 months and all of the sudden he turned his M16 against his trainers. The gentleman we just met is the father of the American soldier that was shot twice in the chest and once in the abdomen before he was able to shoot the Afghani Soldier and end the rampage. The American Soldier was wearing his bullet proof vest and the third bullet hit below the vest - the American Civilian Trainers that were killed were not wearing their vests at the time of the attack. Unfortunately it is estimated that 60% of the Afghani Soldiers being trained by our troop are actually Taliban.
The internet at the Naval Lodge is still out so I'll try to fill you in on everything I can before we leave the hospital.
See You Soon,
Gordon
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Gordon, Laurel and I are following David's progress and the journey you are all on. We can't thank you all enough (especially David) for what you have done and are going through now. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.
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