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Fort Sill, OK Basic Training

Fort Sill, Oklahoma ~ 11 February 2003 to 26 April 2003

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Jesse left us on the night of February 10, 2003 at my front door with tears in my eyes as well as his. I kissed him for the last time since. The next morning he would be off to Newark Airport for his very first airplane ride since birth to the state of Oklahoma. Here he would begin US Army Basic Training.

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TUESDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2003 
0409
Message from Jesse on my voice mail saying goodbye and he will see us very soon.
1441
Call from Jesse, yey! Saying that he is still at the airport!! Apparently the bus broke down.
Jes wrote alot on the plane. Also a detailed drawing of the OKKER F-100 plane. Basically, He wants one and he wants to fly one. He is so cute! He also informed me that he got free pepsi on the plane. lol Jesse applied for some credit card and got a free camera so hopefully we will see some pix from basic upon his return.
 
12FEB03
Reception is HELL!  Wake up at 0400 after going to sleep at 0100. Breakfast, Head shave, mouth check, lunch, uniforms, pictures, dinner. If Jes fails any part of BCT he will have to stay longer.  Already yelled at 3 times. 
 

13FEB03
Good day. Jes woke up 10 mins early and made his bed. In formation by 0415.  Shot day, Blood day, Bathroom brake, 13 pushups, 17 situps, mile run. We learn that reception adds a week to BCT.  WRITE LETTER TIME!!  Gonna learn 8 diff. ways to kill a person.

14FEB03 <3~Day
0830
Phone call from Jesse!! <3 Making a bad V~Day the best!
Jesse's first firewatch. 2300~2400
Wake up 0400 (Jes woke up 0345) MORE SHOTS!! Chores, cleaning Barracks.  Breakfast. $$matters.
Jesse is sick with a stuffy nose and scratchy throat.
 
15FEB03
1803
Phone Call from Jesse!!
Time is going very slowly.  Basic will hopefully seam faster than Reception.  Firewatch again tonight.
 
16FEB03
Breakfast is; eggs, BACON!!, and hash browns.  LUCKY!!  Lunch is usual lunch time food.  Army's Coke isn't so good.  Still sick, no voice.  His 2 favorite times of the day are 1800~2000 and lights out.

17FEB03
Jes should be coming home on 26April!! YEY!! He feels better. His voice is back.
 
27FEB03
Very sweet card for my eyes only. :-) His day runs typically from 0430~2030. He got my letter.  He misses everyone.

1MARCH03
USArmy Paper.  8 weeks to go.  Jesse may not be coming back after basic training. Jesse has to report to his post 3 days after graduation. Jes is looking for boot shining tips.
 
2MARCH03
1900
Phone call from Jesse!
not much to tell
 
5MARCH03
Very Tired!! Alot of climbing and repelling. Alot of tiredness. Obstical course type things.  First aid class. 

13MARCH03
Letter Gas Chamber!

16MARCH03
1900
Phone Call
letter
 
17MARCH03
2000
President Bush on TV to speak about the war. We will start a war if Sadam and his sons don't leave Iraq in 48 hours. I'm very scared for Jesse.
letter
 
19MARCH03
2200
The war has begun
 
23MARCH03
2015
Phone call
letter

22APRIL03
THE DAY IS FINALLY HERE!!   Tommorrow morning we will be in a plane flying towards my Jesse! I'm so excited!!