November 11th is Veteran's Day in the USA and Armistice Day in other countries.
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| I proudly have the 1st Armored Division on my right sleeve. |
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| Me with Honorable Son #2. |
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| Younger me on my Bradley "Audacity" with the 1st Armored Division. |
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| My brother Shawn and his lovely bride Mary. |
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| My lovely bride and my sister-in-law Allison (a retired colonel who is still my favorite Blackhawk pilot!). |
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| My brother Brian. |
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My Dad. He was "Doc" to the Marines during 2 tours in Vietnam.
Not pictured is my father-in-law Jim
who as a 19 year old
1st Lieutenant starting flying B-17 bombers with the 8th Air Force in
1944 and ended the war as a captain. My grandfather Sylvester was a
Gunner's Mate on a destroyer
in the US Navy during World War 2. My grandfather Mike served as a
civilian civil engineer during World War 2 building railroads in Persia.
My Uncle Gus who served in the Army as a Vietnamese language
intelligence specialist and my Uncle Glenn who served in the US Navy.
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I'd say soldier'ing runs in the family! :o)
ReplyDeleteKeeping the wolves at bay.
ReplyDeleteYou have a blue cord, Sir. That does mark you as a proper soldier despite those pictures of tanks! ;)
ReplyDeleteAs a noncom RSTA, I steal the horses like my ancestors. ;)
Thanks for your and your family's service, and to all our brothers and sisters who haven't come home.