FORT KNOX

Melissa, Hannah, Sarah, Grandma Trudy and I had the privilege of spending the afternoon with our oldest, Caleb, as he is finishing up his time at Advanced Camp. His graduation is tomorrow and today was "Family Day". 

I don't know that I have ever been on a military base before - Fort Knox is an impressive operation. We weren't on the base too long, though - Caleb was anxious to get outside the gates and get some non-MRE food.

Melissa thinks he has lost at least 10 pounds. Ruck marching in the summer heat for a month will do that to you. 

So we fattened him up at a local Mexican restaurant and then went to relax at the AirBnB we are renting for the night.

The property sits on the edge of a golf course and after a while we wandered over to take a look at the grounds. We ended up getting a golf cart tour of the back 9 from a friendly old-timer who loved to talk. I think it was Caleb's presence that got us that opportunity. People are drawn to a respectful, well-spoken, sharp, young military type.

And that's as it should be. He's quite a guy. We are super proud of him and glad to have the opportunity to spend a few hours together today and tomorrow before he heads to Fort Bragg for a month-long internship.