My Sydney Stud (Update)

You may remember Alex, the guy I met in Sydney. After we said goodbye I hadn't heard from him for about two months. I was a bit worried since I knew he was headed back to Afghanistan, but I just figured he had limited internet access. I recently heard from him in an email and he told me that as he was returning to his base after vacation, his chopper was shot down. He awoke in a different chopper with medics working on him. He suffered a gunshot wound to the arm, and a broken ankle. He told me that unfortunately, neither of the pilots made it out alive. He heads back to base soon to finish sometime around November.
After hearing his story I was shocked, but then realized that he is at war, and this, of course, is what war is about. It just really hit home for me when it happened him. I'm glad he's okay and think we should all be reminded to count our blessings and realize that these men and women are out there serving our country so we can go about our everyday lives. I know he would much rather be sailing his boat along foreign coasts than stuck in Afghanistan, but has chosen to serve our country instead so that we can all do things we take for granted-like go on vacation. Thank you Alex! I hope you make a full recovery and return home safe.