I don’t have my phone with me at night, but I had a text from Elen this morning, which is her “this evening.” She’s been promoted to Sergeant (and didn’t want to sound too proud of herself ;-), and is going to Tinian, a ghastly coral atoll, later in the month.
Congratulations to Sgt. Elen, USMC!! And she should sound proud of herself! That’s no small feat. The military has lots of people who just plod along, happy where they are. It’s why they’re mostly called “grunts.”
Yes, Tinian is a ghastly coral atoll, but we won it fair and square. But she gets to see places where brave men and women died for the cause of freedom, and that alone would be worth going for me.
Toby: And I was washed up on this little atoll.
Zenas: Wait! What’s an atoll?
Toby: Well, you know, a little sand, a little gravel, and nothing else atoll.