ITS G-DAY

G for "goodbye".

In about an hour we will leave for CPT Patti's office, with a stop at a nearby hospital on the way to visit one of CPT Patti's soldiers who is fighting an infection. I have said before how remarkably CPT Patti loves her soldiers.

In this final hour at home we are baking cookies and banana bread for the soldiers and family members who will all gather together tonight to say farewell.

About midnight CPT Patti and crew will board the bus...and begin the journey that will take them to Ramstein Air Base. About 11:00 am on Monday our time (5 am on the east coast) the plane is scheduled to depart.

Its about a 7 hour flight from here.

Please send up a prayer for our girl as she and her soldiers head out to make a little history.