TUESDAY, MARCH 2d.

Day 296.

I got a long email from CPT Patti late yesterday. She recapped the change of command ceremony for me...said everything went very very well.

She said she was able to actually hold back the tears until the soldiers came to speak to her after the ceremony. And she was very pleased with her speach.

And now, she says, she feels very weird. I get that.

I'm hopeful that her change of duty will provide her with more opportunities to stay in touch. We'll see.