Fort Stewart Trip - Day Three - Killing Time

Bay and I had some time to kill waiting for James to get off work so we wandered around the base. We were driving and saw all of these sappling trees that had decorations and wreaths on them. They were obviously mean as a memorial to something so we decided to stop and have a look. It was the Warrior's Walk.

There are so many things I could say here about the political side of the war and what my beliefs are in regards to them but instead I will just say this - it was sad, lovely and overwhelming. So many lives lost...

Let us not forget the men and women who protect our country. They do it not because they are forced to but because they are proud to.

Fort Stewart Trip - Day Three - Ranking Ceremony

Bailey and I slept in today (til noon). It was fantastic after the long drive here. I was tired and she is sick. We were just starting to plan our day when James called to tell us that they were going to do his promotion "ceremony" at 2 PM. If we could make it there we could watch. He called at 1:30!

We got dressed faster then I thought was possible and left for the base. Our hotel is close so it wasn't hard to find and only took a few minutes to get there. We had one hiccup along the way - we were visitors to the base and needed a pass. We were held up for a bit during that process but still made it in time to the "ceremony."

The ceremony consisted of all of James' D-FAC (dining facility) coworkers standing at attention while the Sergeant said some words. I was given the privilege of putting the lapel pins on for him. It was very awesome. After the pins were in place they went through the tradition of pounding them into his skin. It was both funny and disturbing.

Here are some pictures...