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To: SandRat

Got some o’ that blurry pride in my eyes just now - passing the torch does that...

Colonel, USAFR


4 posted on 06/17/2010 3:21:10 PM PDT by jagusafr (Don't make deals with pirates)
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To: jagusafr
Me, too, Colonel. My dad, a Commander in the Navy, swore me into the service and later presented me with my Purple Heart on the day he retired from active duty. Both emotion charged moments.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!
5 posted on 06/17/2010 5:35:38 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN '69 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!)
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