Reality check...

...is the only to describe my mood right now. I found out tonight that a friend of mine was killed in Iraq on Thanksgiving day. His name is Jim Priestap and we used to carpool to work together as deputies in Sarasota. He was one of the nicest people I have ever known and a good man. After deploying with his reserve unit in Florida and coming home safely Jim decided to move back to Michigan where he and his wife were from. He joined a military police unit there and deployed with them. He was shot and killed while working a checkpoint is the information I have found. Please pray for his wife and children during this terrible time. God bless all who serve and be with there families. Rest in peace Jim, you have earned it.