Coming full circle

How many pounds of ice does it take to get human remains from the theater of operations to Dover mortuary?

Feelings and the Army don’t seem to coincide on the outside, but some of those bonds rival child and spousal bonds of love.

I loth writing. I think I put that in my bio. Mainly because it is difficult for me to focus on single tasks for long periods. Mind racing and wandering through multiple distractions around me. Three voices in my head recommending multiple choices of action every second.

I always wanted to start either a piece of writing or a stand-up bit with the question at the top there. How many pounds of ice does it take to get human remains from a war-time theater of operations to Dover, DE Airforce Base mortuary?

This was a question on my 2007 United States Army Mortuary Affairs Course final exam. I knew the answer was 90lbs. Of course. That was a gimme. Ha, another certificate achieved in the heavy bag of a long line of certificates and accomplishments and open doors and roads not traveled and lives not lived… that leads me here. With you. And I can think of no better place that I would rather be.