Cubs fans in Cardinal country
This month Donna Cocurek and I were featured on 932 Airlift Wing public affairs home page in a lighthearted story entitled: Taking care of customers, sharing a smile. The caption read:
The 932nd Airlift Wing’s official webpage is created for great wing members like these. Two of the top ten Chicago Cubs fans in the unit spend a brief moment reminiscing about a World Series victory during a visit. Chaplain (Maj.) Michael Williams stops by the office of Donna Kocurek to check paperwork with the financial expert at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Looking forward to the second half of the 2018 season, she said, “I’m happy two of the Cubs are in the home run derby event (Javier Baez and Kyle Schwarber) and the rest of the season looks like It’s a tight race between Milwaukee and the Chicago Cubs, and will probably come all the way down to the last week.
It is hard for Cubs fans in the St. Louis area to be vocal about their loyalties. Often it ends up as kind of a duck and cover kind of fandom. Sometimes it is reassuring to be in the company of fellow travelers.
OPSEC/Air Force disclaimers:
While sharing some particular moments from my government sponsored camping trip, I need to mention a concept that the Air Force refers to as OPSEC, or operational security. Essentially, it is a modern way of saying “loose lips sink ships.” Travel dates, my location, and the details of what I am doing are all going to remain unsaid in this forum and on social media. Instead, I am going to occasionally share generalized “day in the life of a chaplain” posts that are produced in conversation with our unit’s public affairs folks. Please understand if there are certain questions or topics that I refrain from discussing in this particular setting.
This blog is produced on my own time using personal equipment. No Air Force or DOD endorsement is implied.
Niece and nephew disclaimer:
Two of my nieces and nephews are old enough to understand the meaning of deployment. On the other hand, four of my nieces and nephews are still young enough that what I am doing is hard to comprehend. One of my goals with these posts is to give them a better understanding of the experience, but to do so in a way that is age and OPSEC appropriate. Many of my posts will include pictures of stuffed animals, pets, and their favorite action figures. This approach is by no means meant to downplay the seriousness of the job that our Airmen are doing. It is intended to help four particular young people understand why their uncle has disappeared for a while, and to give them a sense of what I, and the people with whom I serve, are up to.
