Here we are at Fort Sill and our son Thomas has graduated from Basic Combat Training. He’s been here 9 weeks and is glad to see us. We’ve left the army post and he’s got two pay checks to spend and the first place we went was a mall and a WAL-MART. Now we are leaving the hotel to have pizza and then bowling. It’ll be a full day. Mom and I are very, very, very proud of this young man. Please keep him in your prayers as he leaves for Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas where he gets his Medic training for the next 16 weeks.

Go here for more images from Fort Sill from my flickr.com account.

I finally got to watch my first marching band competition that Timothy was in. It was held in Waverly, TN. It was a great time — just Jo Ann and I driving up in a quiet van by ourselves. We sat with the other band parents and boosters. Fairview Marching Band took third place for their school size. All the kids were incredible. There was quite a mix in styles. I was very impressed at how well they worked together as bands. The overall winner was Clarksville High School. It was an all day event. We got on the field around 6pm and the last band was around 9pm. Then the award ceremony was held and we got home around midnight. It made for a full and enjoyable day.

Click here to see the photos I took. There’s even a panorama shot included.