A Day In The Journey

So my parents and my sister and I had a whirlwind trip this week. 1,583 miles round trip, four days gone, 1 brother graduated.

My brother has been gone the past 9 weeks for basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He's now fully immersed in the Army National Guard. And loves it. So we drove over there for his graduation from basic and then dropped him off at Fort Rucker in Alabama on our way home. He's doing 7 weeks of aeronautics training there. It was so great to see him again and meet some of his battle buddies...well, really, his brothers. I'm so proud of him.

My brother in ACU's.

My brother and some of his fellow warriors from 3-13th Infantry, F company, 1st Platoon.

The Battalion in formation on the parade grounds for graduation.

My brother and me after graduation. Unfortunately, I don't have a picture that shows the fabulously shiny shoes he was wearing with his Class B's.

So there you have a summary of what I've been doing since Wednesday at 6.30 am. It was a great trip, and I'm so proud of him. He's a great brother, and a great man.