About 2,000 service members, from 8 of the western-most states, are here attending PRAASA this weekend.
Each State is broken into many Areas and Districts. The portion of our group in this photo are from Mid-Southern California.
We were told to meet by the pool at 3pm for our District group photo. One of the previous meetings ran overtime. The photographer kept trying to reorganize us for the photo, asking us to move closer and closer, so we’d all fit in the shot, as more and more District 9 members kept showing up over a 15 minute period. I raised my cell phone to take this photo. Only about half of us lined up at the pool are visible.
It’s been very informative being here, but there has been way too much sitting. I’ll be happy to hopefully get home by 1pm-ish tomorrow. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
In a world of so many great photographers and writers, I am venturing into some unknown territories, leaving comfort zones, finally very willing to practice the art of seeing. By maintaining the practice of posting daily photos, I hope to continue learning about the possibilities that I trust are out there for the taking.

