Heh... Word of advice, get some good bug dope down at Ranger Joe's if you get the chance. I think I still have a bottle of the 99% DEET stuff I got there. I was down there last October through to December, and in some places, those mosquitoes are fucking prehistoric. ALSO, watch out for poison ivy, if you can. I'm pretty sure I'm immune to that shit, but a lot of guys got it pretty bad.

Hey, here's a question - is Veteran's Day not much of a big deal down in the States? We did a little mini-Remembrance Day parade at one of the cenotaphs while we were down there on Nov. 11, but seems like pretty much the rest of the base just had the day off. Do you guys parade or anything like that?