Goodbye…For The Time Being

"At last it is time for me to take a break from the desert. I am gearing up to go on my two weeks of leave and have to say that I am pretty excited to escape from reality if for only a brief time. Leave is reserved only for soldiers in the Army as we are the only branch in the military to stay in the combat zone for longer than six months at a time. Anywhere from the third month up until the tenth month in country we are allowed to travel anywhere in the world on the government’s dime. Thanks to all of those taxpayers back in the states. I’ll drink one to you next week."
T.F. Boggs