The first spring, William was with us at home. We were able to participate in the Great Walk and we initially just went as a small family,

Thank goodness for the fog. It kept people home.

We were glad we got this deployment order after Christmas and got the opportunity to stay home with our families.

I met the team in Minnesota. I pinch-hit against Eddie Guardado and struck out. We came back home and I got my first hit against Kenny Rogers. I got 50 at-bats [batting .260]. I was able to have my buddies from college come up and watch me that first month, so it was a pretty special time.

This is the home of the most vulnerable patients at Lakeside.

I kind of feel at home in Texas. I've had a solid year. To win another tournament would be great and to win another one would be fantastic.