"Stopping by the woods on a snowy evening...

...with guns, protecting a convoy.

Our soldier spent Saturday evening in the SW Virginia Mountains near his reserve unit.

He was 'observing' the other soldiers training for convoy protection.

Serving as Platoon Leader since he is a Cadet 2LT, he has already realized that officers watch and lead, and the enlisted men do the grunt work.

A wise man uses his intellect!

The temperature was in the teens, and the snow was blowing.
He likened it to "Band of Brothers" in France and Belgium, circa December 1944.
These pictures were shot with his camera phone, amazing quality for that device.

We'll keep you posted on his progress during his last 12 months as a student and ROTC cadet.

By next summer, he will be a commissioned 2LT and will be undergoing his first advanced training as an active duty officer in the 'real Army'.