To whom it may concern.

We just finished up week 10 of basic. With about 3 weeks of training left and 4 until graduation, i'm about ready to finish up here. It's been the shittiest of times and the best of times. I've never sweat so much, ran so far, or felt so worn out before. I've also never ran a mile at 2pm in the Georgia sun, done multiple sets of exercises and shot from 400 meters out only to low crawl to the next iteration of exercises and shooting for 30 mins straight. But i've loved almost every minute of it. The hardest part has been being away from my family, Kierstan and my friends. The outside world doesnt stop moving, waiting for you to come back. I just hope those I love dont forget me when I do come back; namely Kierstan. She is a huge part of why I am here, and she is what gets me through the times when i'm really sucking. Everyday I hope she remembers how much I love her and is there standing tall in her little red dress at my graduation with a smile on her face. I picture that in my mind every night when i'm getting ready for bed. Just as I can still close my eyes and picture her coming down the escalator with her teddy bear Roosevelt in hand at the Philly airport.

I love you.

Paying taxes is cool as long as it's going towards a big explosion

Gen. Cartwright says it looks like the military's stated goal, of busting up the satellite's tank full of toxic hydrazine, was reached. "We've got a fireball. Given that there's no fuel, that would indicate that there's a hydrazine fire. We have a vapor cloud that formed. That again would be likely to be the hydrazine. We also have some spectral analysis from airborne platforms that indicate the presence of hydrazine after the intercept." But the military won't know for sure, for another 24-48 hours...

Spy Satellite Blast, Caught on Tape