To our troops, past and present...

In this day and age, all the attention and adulation seems to be on celebrities - sports figures, entertainers, heiresses - and we seem to either forget or malign those whose sacrifices have actually made a difference...

The men and women of our Armed Forces.

So, to my late grandfather, a Marine who served in WWII....

To my father-in-law, who did two tours in Vietnam...and to his brothers, who also served....

To my son-in-law, an Army reservist who got back from Iraq earlier this year...

And to all the men and women who have ever served, giving up their plans, time with family, their health, and sometimes even their lives...

Even though these words are woefully inadequate:
THANK YOU

To our troops on Veterans Day...

In this day and age, all the attention and adulation seems to be on celebrities - sports figures, entertainers, heiresses - and we seem to either forget or malign those whose sacrifices have actually made a difference...

The men and women of our Armed Forces.

So, to my late grandfather, a Marine who served in WWII....

To my father-in-law, who did two tours in Vietnam...and to his brothers, who also served.

To my future son-in-law, currently serving in the Middle East....

And to all the men and women who have ever served, giving up their plans, time with family, their health, and sometimes even their lives...

THANK YOU

Pondering Logistics....

Support roles are what I do best....

Which soldier type are you? created with QuizFarm.com

You scored as Engineer Military Engineer. Your job is usually overlooked, but without you nothing gets done. While you sometimes get annoyed at this, and and you know the only time people come to you is when there's something wrong: You understand that you are the heart and soul of any organization with honesty and nice work ethic to boot. Hard working, intelligent, "I need more Duct Tape!!!" Engineer 88% Artillery/Aircraft 81% Medic 69% Support Gunner 63% Combat Infantry/Armor 63% Special Ops 56% Officer 31% Civilian 25%

(Thanks, D, for the tip about the quiz!)

Veteran's Day

In this day and age, all the attention and adulation seems to be on celebrities - sports figures, entertainers, heiresses - and we seem to either forget or malign those whose sacrifices have actually made a difference...

The men and women of our Armed Forces.

So, to my late grandfather, a Marine who served in WWII....

To my father-in-law, who did two tours in Vietnam...and to his brothers, who also served.

To D, my grandson's daddy, due to deploy to the Middle East in a couple of months...

And to all the men and women who have ever served, giving up their plans, time with family, their health, and sometimes even their lives...

THANK YOU