And to THINK a Congressman would REPLY to his son's superior officer's note of praise.
The very NERVE of it deserves this news story!
I'm tellin' ya! WHAT is this world coming to!
When I was in the Army at Ft. Riley, my battalion was tasked with guarding the post Ammo Supply Holding Area. During our period of duty a SINGLE hand grenade was discovered missing. Our batt was "locked down" (restricted to the BN area, no visitors, etc) and a thorough - and I mean thorough - search ensued. After four days of this (I was a married man and lived off post) I had had enough.
I contacted my Representative. Within an hour, a Congressional Inquiry was launched, and within three hours the "lock down" was over - the "missing" grenade was apparently a clerical error.
The point: NO military officer wants to have Congress staring over their shoulder. A General Officer might consider it a duty to inform an elected official of their children's progress.