At a time when most people were still in bed this holiday morning, more than 1,800 of my closest friends and I were lined up ready to walk, run, and stroll 4.4 miles in the 27th annual Gate to Gate Memorial Day event at Eglin Air Force Base. My friend Pia and I have been … Continue reading Gate to Gate
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Today and every day
Bright and very early Monday morning, several hundred friends and I will be participating in a 4.4 mile walk/run at Eglin Air Force Base near Niceville, FL. The event, the 27th Annual Gate to Gate, is held every Memorial Day. I expect this one to be huge. During the walk, I will stop at the … Continue reading Today and every day
Six feet under
Like bogus notes excusing him from P.E. in high school, forging his mother’s signature on enlistment papers was simple. When he left, taking little more than a change of clothes and all the money he saved that summer, everyone believed he ran away and was up to no good. Months later, watching news coverage of … Continue reading Six feet under
Freedom
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. ~ Thomas Paine Have a safe and happy Independence Day
Memorial Day: No greater love
There are at least five military installations within a 60-mile radius from where I live - one Army fort, three Air Force bases and a Naval air station. To say this is a military town would be an understatement. My father served in the Navy in the late 1950s aboard the USS Forrestal. My father-in-law was … Continue reading Memorial Day: No greater love
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