20 October

Good afternoon from Mississippi. The weather is nice and the troops are mostly done with training for the day. This morning the men had first formation at 0530 to go to the reflexive fire range. At the range the practiced marksmanship drill to make them instinct. Tasks such as turn and shoot, walk and shoot, and proper engagement techniques. The nice thing about the range today was it got over early. The men were all back from the range around 1445. They had the rest of the day to themselves.

Today's soldier of the day is 1Lt. Frank Egan. Frank comes from Canton, Ohio and is an avid Browns fan. Frank works at Presque Isle Downs Casino. Frank is our current XO, or executive officer. Frank serves as the principal resource manager for Bravo company, is responsible for the operational readiness of all company vehicles, and is also responsible for the security, maintenance, and accountability of all company weapons. Frank is being reassigned to Recon platoon to another platoon. Here is what Frank has to say; Hi everyone. First I would like to say that it has been a great two years I have spent with B-Co. It has been a great home, and has by far some of the best soldiers that this BN has to offer. Also, I would like to thank everyone taking the time to read this blog and support the troops at this time. The little time it takes for you to comment on this blog brightens their spirits exponentially. Finally, I just want to say hi to my son Kaden, and all my friends and family out there, I miss you very much and hopefully I will see you over Christmas. Don't forget my birthday is March 28, and I love beef jerky.