Thanksgiving

November 22, 2007

Xenet 71.43.1 System Msg

TTY31201.11.22

Network Connection Enabled
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It's about mid day here in Imperial Valley. One of the sentry's patrolling the wall said it was Thanksgiving today. Heh, I'd forgotten it was even November. Thanksgiving...yea right. I remember we used to dress up in our "Sunday best", sit around a table big enough to seat a platoon and visit with family we were somehow related to. We'd give thanks for corny things like a new job, or a new house with a backyard. Then we'd stuff ourselves until our belts felt way to tight, and promptly fall asleep in front of the big 52" screen TV watching a football game.

That was before the Bane and the big Evac of Earth. Now the only things I give thanks for is my reflective armor, my ChiTek shotgun, 24 hour R&R at Alias Das, and the soldier in the foxhole next to me. Yea I guess the AFS is kinda like family, so yea I am thankful for my family. Guess when it's put that way it doesn't sound so corny. Happy Thanksgiving.

Raum Schiefer
AFS Soldier
Imperial Valley