Hail and Farewell...

Last night we had our first Hail and Farewell with the Battalion.  For those of you less familiar with Army life, it is basically what the name implies... the Battalion Commander "hails" the incoming soldiers (and families) and "farewells" those leaving the battalion.  We had a really nice evening and it was fun getting to meet and talk with more of the guys Chris works with (and their wives).

The event was held at Chris's Steakhouse in town...

The pictures are a bit blurry because of the lighting in the restaurant...      

We sat with our good friends, Meagan and Jay Condrey.  Jay is the BN XO so he and Chris work closely together and Meagan and I try to get together as often as we can-- but it's never enough!  Jay just made BZ LTC (Below the Zone Lt COL) which is a really big deal!  Our fingers are crossed they stay here at Ft. Bragg.  I certainly don't want them to leave...

All in all, it was a nice night out!