I went to Camp Grayling Tuesday to report for the LSJ on a new GPS-based military training program used to prepare soldiers for deployment. I went with Ryan Loew, our multimedia reporter, who shot lots of photos and videos of the whole day. Two reporters from a Grand Rapids news station also went.
We drove to Grand Ledge and took a Blackhawk to the camp. It was about an hour and ten minute ride. They gave us foam earplugs to protect our ears but it was so loud and windy they didn't help much.
Having never rode in a helicopter and only having flown in an airplane twice that I can remember, I was unpleasantly surprised to learn that they often fly Blackhawks with the doors open.
They tipped the helicopter sideways so we could see straight down to the forests, farms and lakes of northern Michigan. The view was really beautiful. But about half way through our adventure I was feeling sick (hence my funny facial expression in the photo (above) taken right after we landed. I spent the remaining half an hour with my eyes closed and my mind pleading with my body not to vomit.
It was a long but exciting day. I, of course, forgot to wear sunscreen. I joked with Scott that if I had a military name it would be Maj. Sunburn. It hurts even
more when I think of all the days this summer I
religiously wore sunscreen, only to sit in the newsroom.
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