Karen's doing fine.

[Mark Evett]

We received a three letters on Wednesday 7/8, and Karen says she's doing fine. She likes it more every day and has adjusted to the routine: marching, training, standing watch, etc. She did say it was exhausting. She loves getting mail; she mentions it in every letter. Thanks to all who have written, because it really helps her. She wanted us to thank everyone, because although she doesn't have time to write back to everybody, the letters mean a lot to her.They didn't do anything special on the 4th of July, but they did get apple pie with lunch, which she enjoyed very much! She was also been issued the rest of her uniforms, which made her happy. She specifically mentioned how much she liked her wool pea coat. From everything I've read on the internet, the last few weeks are very busy with hands-on training. Some recruits find that they don't have as much time to write, so we're prepared for a possible drop-off in letters. Otherwise, everything seems to be going according to plan, and we're looking forward to July 31!