Not thinking it over
On the other hand, Jamie didn’t give it any thought. Because he had been schooled to maintain an emotional distance when it was necessary to do so, he did not have any room for uncertainty in his thoughts. Before leaving to work, he hurriedly reviewed the other letters he had received and hung the sketch that his daughter had made. But he was so focused on his profession that he had no idea what was going on with his small family back at home….
Not Thinking It Over
Monthly call home
The day of the monthly call home finally arrived, making it the happiest day of the month to be in Iraq. Jamie took measures to ensure that he would be at the front of the queue and would have twenty minutes to phone his family. He joked about how it ought to have been a surprise and then asked his wife, Stacy, about the dog that was depicted on the drawing. However, she became anxious and revealed that their daughter may have been referring to a dog that she often visited. What was she trying to cover up?
Monthly Call Home
