One More Thing...

“For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.“ -- Romans 8:24, 25 • Thanks to all of you who have been gently urging me to get back into the newsletter business. I have been concentrating on my rehabilitation and settling into living by myself in my apartment in Sioux Falls. Char and I decided that living here is the best thing for me right now as I am close to the VA (where I am treated like a rock star) and close to two outstanding civilian hospitals. My health is my number one priority, so being close by to the requisite services is prudent. Our house is not handicap accessible, and making it so is cost prohibitive right now. We will keep praying and humbly ask that you do the same. • I have my 50th college reunion coming up at the end of September. I am excited to see many of my classmates, probably for the last time. One develops two very strong allegiances when one goes to a service academy. The first allegiance is to the institution, but the strongest allegiance is to the class. I am closer to some of my classmates than I was to many of my family members. Over time, many pass on. I have lost most of my closest friends, though there are still many, many more with whom I have a strong bond. When one goes through so much with others, those bonds are strong and remain so.