News from Kuwait

My spouse sent me an E-mail from Kuwait. I will publish excerpts...

"Our first stop to refuel was in Maine. As we came down the runway into the airport we could hear a small group of people applauding. There were about 12 veterans including two older men in WWII hats. It was the middle of the night but these 80+ year old men had come out to honor us. I talked to one of them and he told me about chasing Rommel through the desert. It was like talking to living history."

"Our second stop to refuel was in Ireland. Ireland is a beautiful country. Everything is so green. No wonder we try in vain in Utah to keep our lawns green."

"When we started our decent into Kuwait it was-40 degrees at 30,000 feet. But as we went lower it became hotter and hotter. It was like that song, 'We went down, down, down and the flames got higher.' It was night and 102 degrees. It topped out at 112 degrees."