Today's field note from Sgt. Puppy and the morning watch at Camp Puppy Haven, Vermont.
Camp Puppy Haven, Vermont. The gravel pit. The fire pond. The town shed, where the sand pile is already going up for winter. The swimming hole, still warm. And the dogs.
It was Friday, August 21st. It was clear and mild in Camp Puppy Haven, fifty-three at dawn and never past the high seventies. We were working the day watch out of Last Swim Detail. My partner's Murph. The boss is Commander Birch. My name's Puppy.
A woman stood at the edge of the water doing arithmetic about how many good weekends were left. Murph was already in.
Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes are published most weekday mornings.
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Standard issue at Camp Puppy Haven: tees, sweatshirts, and hoodies for the humans on morning watch.
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