SATURDAY, JUNE 14TH. THE 34th day of CPT Patti's deployment. Fittingly, it is Flag Day and it is the Army's 228th Birthday. No word from our girl since last Sunday.

Learned from some others in the Gator family that the e-mail connection CPT Patti used last Sunday is not dependable in the least, which would go a long way to explain no contact since then. And the phone situation isn't getting better with any haste. Still, we hear that the Gators mostly work out of the Police College and the Shaab Stadium - which are considered secure enough that soldliers are not required to wear their body armor nor Kevlar helmets. That is a huge advantage for our folks, as they work in incredible heat.

Keep praying for our girl, please.