veterans day, 2015 Options

[TheCabinetmaker]

Happy vets day to all my brothers in uniform. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)


Sgt. USAF 1966 -1970. Thakli, Thailand 1969/70 F-105 crewchief.

[mgp4591]

I enjoy reading all the tributes to our troops here and abroad, reading of their service records and experiences, knowing full well what price freedom has. My dad served in the Navy for 28 yrs, mostly in Public Affairs but included a 12 carrier tour in 1 yr during Viet Nam. He was on the Forrestal when it went up in flames along with then pilot Lt. John McCain whose father was an admiral during that same period. And Admiral Morrison, Jims father! He had the privilege to debrief McCain after his release from N. Vietnamese POW camps and those two experiences pretty much left him speechless. He didn't talk much about those but after his retirement he threw himself into more schooling, earning him his Masters in Journalism, Masters in Communication along with a teaching degree and an Associates in Radio and TV production. He used those further to teach at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah for a number of years while we were building our home in the mountains at the same time. He passed in 91 at the age of 58...
I often feel insignificant in the shadow of a Veteran that served in the Armed Forces and continued to serve his fellow man in education. And found the time to be my dad.