I would like to give my own moment of silence on this day to my shipmates .... AME-3 Danny Cherry VA-93 and AME-2 Carl Blankenship VA-56 Who were killed in action Oct 29 1972 Danny and Karl were also my friends .........Danny was my best friend .....
Both now have their place of honor on our wall ...........
Thanks, Billie. I have the flag that was draped over my grandfather's (WW I vet) coffin at his funeral, and the Silver Star and Purple Heart from my Uncle (served in WW II), who perished in France in '44.
My best friend, who's a Marine vet, re-upped a couple of years ago, and is now in a very dangerous region.