Week Three - Letter One

Hey J,

How's it going? Are you hanging in there? I am following on Facebook, but Foxtrot Company is way better than Alpha Company to tell us what's going on. And I gotta say, I am having a hard with that. This week has been really rough on me. Which I know is not fair - cause you have to be having a way harder week than me.

But I've been crying. A lot. And I couldn't figure out why until this morning.

Yes, today is September 11. And every time I see something on TV, or hear an announcement at school (which was really well done on Friday), I would cry. But I listened today to President Bush's tribute in Pennsylvania at the site of the Flight 93 Memorial, and it hit me.

You have made a choice that many are not able to make. And that choice is to go beyond yourself... you understand that there is no greater love than this... the perfect example was on 9/11. So, I think I am understanding with a much greater depth what you have committed to do while serving our country in the Army National Guard.

I am bursting with pride, and humility. And shedding a few tears, too.

Thank you, Jael.

Thank you for living beyond yourself.

You are an amazing girl~
Love you!