I haven't posted in a long time. 

This is my fifth day back from Afghanistan.

This post is for my LT.  Her memorial service was in St. Louis today and I wish I had been able to attend. 

Lt Roslyn Schulte was a memorable person.  She was very sweet and had alot of the same friends I did.  The three memories of her that stick out the most are the following:

1) Seeing her lifting weights in the Warrior Gym. She was so skinny so I always used to giggle on my way upstairs to do cardio.  She was a fit girl.

2) Of this one time in our office when I was having a mini-battle over security and she stepped in and quietly said I was being mean and rude for no reason.  At first I was suprised, because no one jumps in my battles willingly, and then I laughed about because she was more solid than I thought to be able to calmly step in. 

3) And finally of the time when we were stuck someplace for like 6 hours and I was starving because we had left before lunch time and we had no way to get to any bases with food.  She had just gotten to Afghanistan but apparently always kept a bookbag with food.  She fed me and won me over just like that. 

She was a wonderful person and she would always rep the AF with me even though we were surrounded by Navy, Army, and Marines on our camp.  She was more gung ho than me since she wore the flight suit for missions.  I wore ACUs.  She enjoyed getting out and meeting others.  

Of course she was very witty and could throw out sarcastic quips with the best of us...you kind of have to be able to in our career field. 

 She will be missed. 

Someday I'll have children.  I've already decided my oldest girl will be named Roslyn. When she asks where she got her name I will be able to tell her it came from an strong woman I used to know who was named after her Grandma. [When the boy, Taylor, asks I'll tell him about another friend named Archie who was a sarcastic Marine.]

 To be born is to die...but she went far too soon.  I can honestly say she was a great leader and would have become so much more. 

It was a pleasure and a honor to serve with her. 

beautiful kisses

Siobhan