Veteran's Day

As we pause today to honor all those men and women who have served their nation in the armed services, we should say a special thank you to those souls serving at Fort Hood, Texas. What a horrific tragedy they endured last week! I am grateful to all the men and women who are serving now in these turbulent and troubled times. My son Todd is deployed in Afghanistan, and my grandson Brandon is getting ready to deploy to Africa with his unit. I am also grateful to my family for traveling the world with me as I served in the Army for 27 years. I am proud of them for sacrificing the stability and security that many of their friends enjoyed, and making the best of 25 moves that caused them to change schools frequently and cope with making new friends, and, in many cases learning strange customs and adapting to unique living conditions. From 1967-1993 we lived in Germany, Hawaii, Korea, California, Kansas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nebraska, Maryland, Washington, and Arizona. Todd and Julie attended 3 different high schools, and Nora holds the record, attending a different school each of her four years. Marsha ran the family and in many cases took care of other Army families during my time in Vietnam and during all of the many deployments and separations we endured through the years. Thanks you guys! I love you and appreciate the sacrifices you made so that I could be called "Veteran". Well here is the simple truth: you all deserve the distinction as well. God Bless you and God Bless America!