Bullets

A year ago I heard that Stephen McConkey was going to Iraq. I had not seen Stephen for many years, but had fond memories of him as a stocky, shy eight-year-old on a Little League team I coached, the Batting Bullets. I guess you could say he's been dodging bullets as an infantryman in the local National Guard unit that has been in Iraq for almost a year. The little Batting Bullet has certainly grown up, as this photo taken in Iraq testifies. The last I heard, Stephen is doing well. The unit is due home soon. An army general is quoted as saying the unit has pulled some of the most dangerous duty in Iraq. Stephen has rounded third base and is coming home.