Mike received a special promotion as one of the outstanding new recruits for his overall behavior and performance during basic training. After the graduation ceremonies on Thurs., he had his orders to head off to Ft. Hood, TX for his initial duty assignment. He was on a bus to the airport by noon. We stayed the evening in St. Robert and saw JoAnne and the kids and Casey off, driving down to TX to meet Mike there and get their new adventure started, together again!!

Mike graduates from MP training-US Army

Feb. 12th @ Mike's Army MP (military police) basic training graduation at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. We flew into St. Louis on Tues., got a rental car and drove 120 miles to St. Robert,the town right by the base. There we met up w/ Mike's wife, JoAnne, and the girls-Skyla & Kyzee, and Jo's mom, Casey. We all stayed at the Comfort Inn. Wed. was a family day on base, so we got our first look at soldier Mike and got to spend most of the day with him. He looks great!!