Today I am in Georgia, visiting my brother and sister-in-law! My sister, Jessica, checked my mail today and there was a letter from Anthony!!! She scanned it and sent it to me! This is by far my favorite letter so far!
Because it is so long, and I only have a pdf of it at the moment, once I have the actual letter I will edit this posting and add the contents to it! I miss him terribly, and our relationship is being taken to a new level. I never thought that would happen through a letter, but somehow, I feel closer to him than I ever have. I love him so much!
In Anthony's 6th letter home he had just gotten news of the United States firing missles into Lybia. They let them watch the news while eating dinner on the 19th of March. He is excited, because soon they will be firing the machine guns. They have been firing their M-16's for about a week or so at this point. He said that he's getting pretty good with it! He also got appointed the platoon Guidon Bearer and from doing a little research it's supposed to be an honor. I am so proud of him! He marches out in front of the platoon near the commander with the flag. One of the DS's told them that they could get milkshakes as a joke, but Anthony being lactose intolerant, he didn't really mind too much that it was a prank. He also was the only person in his platoon that threw his dummy grenade into the oil drum during grenade training. He was very proud and happy about that! He received his letter from Kiefer, and said he will write back soon. He said it was a nice surprise. He has so many letters that he has to keep them somewhere else now because they are bulging out of the pocket he was keeping them in.
He also really misses music. He wishes he could have a radio. He said they sing to pass the time, even really GAY songs, like "I'm coming out" He went on to tell me about Fireguard and how it interrupts your entire sleeping pattern while you're there and about this retarded kid Donovan who is a total know-it-all. Apparently Donovan left his locker unlocked and that DS messed all of his shit up. I told Anthony to learn from his mistakes!
He went on to tell me about the platoon's farts. ewwww. He said that all 58 guys have farts that are "long, loud, and they smell like you shit yourself." Definitely more info than I needed! It's kinda gross and disgusting as well as hilarious at the same time. Apparently they get hit in the face with letters too. The DS's just throw them at you after they call your name.
He said that the walk to church is about a mile long and it takes forever. He said that he uses a prayer request form every Sunday for me. He went on to tell me about "Army Wii" which is a shooting simulation thing that they do for training. He is hoping to get an expert on the rifle qualification.
After most of the Army talk he went on to tell me that he thinks about me all the time and that this is the beginning of the rest of our lives together. He said that once we get settled at our first post that maybe we can start talking about starting our family. I never thought the day would come when Anthony would want to start talking about having a baby, so it was a total and complete shocker. I was so excited and happy after reading that, and he knew it too! He continued by saying "I know you're probably excited right now, so try to calm down. lol" He goes on to tell me that I'm the only person that he's ever wanted to be with and that he has so many more dreams for us to follow. As the years go on our love will only grow stronger and one day we will be able to look back on this experience and smile at how much it strengthened our relationship. He said that I am his motivation and strength and knowing that he is going through all of this to get back home to me, gives him the strength to do anything.
He says many I love you's, before saying I'll write again soon.
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