T-52 (September 11)
Today has been named Patriot Day after the attacks that happened on September 11, 2001. Jeremiah was only 4 at the time. I kind of wonder if they did anything in memorial of that day while at MCRD today. People have posted on that Facebook page about how quiet it was after that attack. MCRD is near the San Diego airport. After the attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, no planes flew for days or weeks afterwards. It would've been an eerie feeling to be at MCRD after that.
Nonetheless, I'm sure training went on. The Matrix shows that it was the Second Uniform Fitting. Seems like that would be appropriate for recruits on a day of remembrance.
We did get a letter today. He finally gave us his scores for shooting, and he got 222 (Expert) on Table 1, and 89 (Expert) on Table 2. Yea! He thinks his platoon got the highest in rifle, but not the highest individual shooter. He also says he sees a "dot of light at the end of the tunnel." He's still a bit frustrated with some in his platoon since they're getting complacent and leaving their gear laying around. He says one DI is really getting mad about it and will tear into the recruit and IT him later.
Jeremiah's three weeks from graduation. In two weeks he'll be a Marine!
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