WEEKLY UPDATE

Last updated July 18, 2000

Well it's been a while since I last put anything on this page.  I went to Hohenfels Germany for 3 weeks of war games.  It went well, but for 2 weeks we were in the field the whole time.  Meals from a plastic bag and baby wipe showers get tiring after a bit.  Our battalion did well, winning 3 of 5 battles.  That is good, considering that the Opposing Force trains there year-round and knows the land very well.  It is designed for us to fail to see how the commanders react to things not going their way.  In the last mission I got inserted by helicopter behind enemy lines, and it was an adventure.  We landed on a hot landing zone, and took fire right away.  I was one of the last to try to get off the chopper, and didn't make it before they had to pull out because fire was so rough.  They took off, and me and 2 others were stuck in the back trying to hold on through evasive maneuvers without seatbelts on.  When we did get to an LZ we could land at, we had to hike quite a ways through enemy territory to get to where our observation post was supposed to be.  The bad thing was that I messed my knee up pretty bad jumping from the helicopter.  What's worse, I didn't get to see a doctor for 5 days.  It has been a month and though I have started walking without a limp, I still cannot run, as my knee hyperextends everytime I step off with it.  Well that's it for now.  This weekend I am on leave, and am going to Paris.  The following weekend is London.  Hopefully I won't lose any film this time.Take care,
JON

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