My late Fathers birthday is today, May 24th, 1929. He was an orphan who witnessed hard times, and in that era it was just assumed orphans went into the service, and volunteered first for the crummy assignments. He made the USMC his life, and did 22 years active duty, and 8 years as a reservist.
We lost him 11 years ago last month. He was 31 days short of 80 years old.
I wasnt aware of how few my hunting partners were, until he was gone.
To all you service guys, a day of memorial, with those close to you, and those close to you in spirit.
Best,
Ted
