If you still have yours, honor him on this day...

 

Yep, Yep, Yep ...

Pretty much what I've been saying for about 40 years now!!

Back in the day...

Boy does this remind me of being at Ft. Chaffee one afternoon completing a land nav. course. Only thing missing from this picture is the CSM shooting his .45 at a couple of cottenmouths checking him out. What a day!!
(P.S. He wasn't even close to them -- he was running out of the water too fast to get a good sight picture!!) 🤣😂

I am a Soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight. (George S. Patton)

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Just another reminder of the importance of Memorial Day and what it means...

My father served in the Army in the Field Artillery and, obviously, he made it home.  We had a good life.  I also had two uncles who served in WWII -- one made it home after being a Navy pilot, and one died in battle as he served in the Navy (His ship was destroyed in the Pacific and his body was never recovered.).

So on this day and many others, I pray for Joe, Frank and Walter and think of what is, what was, and what never came about.  May they all three rest in peace.

Joe and Frank were truly shining stars in my eyes; but Walter's light was snuffed out much too soon. 

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Thought for the day ...

"The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

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Memorial Day post #2 ...

This is the second of three videos I am posting regarding Memorial Day where we honor and remember those who gave their life in the service to our country.

“Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.” (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
 

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Mother's Day - thinking of you mom...

 

“A mother is clothed with strength and dignity, laughs without fear of the future. When she speaks her words are wise and she gives instructions with kindness.” – Proverbs

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Remember those who paid the price ...

 Memorial Day is later this month, so I'm going to post a few videos that will help us to remember what this is all about. Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is a federal holiday in the United States for honoring and mourning the military personnel who had died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

 “We do not know one promise these men made, one pledge they gave, one word they spoke; but we do know they summed up and perfected, by one supreme act, the highest virtues of men and citizens. For love of country they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts, and made immortal their patriotism and their virtue.” —James A. Garfield

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