another message from Tom

This is another part of Tom's conversations with his sister, this time from 3 October:

"They were back at main base because their vehicle had been hit by a double land mine. Every one of them were knocked unconscious. Nobody was hurt but they were all out for differing times. He came to with two of his buddies on top of him. He said he was feeling around in the dark to see if they were bleeding or injured. They were ok. They had to abandon the vehicle - 18 tons blown into the air by a double land mine. So they had to jump far out of the vehicle to ensure that they didn't land on any other mines. They had to wait for replacements before they can go too far, so they called back for reinforcements and then came back to the main base.

They are back on the base and will get some sleep time. He said it's two weeks since they were at the base. That was the last suicide bomber that their platoon came in contact with. They will be out again within 24 hours. However, they can sleep, wash their clothes and get some real food....

He said they got mail and the most touching were the letters they received from the little Brownies. He said that the letters made them feel like heroes. They were really proud to be getting letters from the Brownies. It hit home to them...