[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Connie, and thanks for the tributes to our troops.

Is it getting hot? Your commute going well? Not too much traffic?

I am just about to head home.

[Kathy in Alaska]

MOTIVATIONAL MOMENT

Marine Corps Sgts. Stephen Wills, left, and Brandon Hendrix motivate Jose Garcia, a Marine enlistee, during a pool function at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, July 17, 2015. During the event, recruiters teamed with drill instructors to physically and mentally prepare enlistees from Washington and Idaho for boot camp. Wills and Hendrix are drill instructors assigned to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.