GOD BLESS OUR VETERANS

Veteran’s Day is always a beautiful day for me. I am about as proud of being an American as any one. I am so proud of our veterans. Jay is a WWII veteran, and is always celebrating Marine Corps birthday(November 10^th ) , and Veterans day with pride. He has 2 buddies from his outfit that live in Texas. One lives in San Antonio, and the other in Coleman. They get together from time to time, and always do the “remember when” visiting. It is nice to see these older men recalling their youth, and the crazy things they did when they weren’t flying. Jay was a Marine Pilot in the vmf-512^th. He began as a Navy recruit, thanks to his dad, and opted for the Corsair. What a wonderful airplane that was!

These men are leaving us at the rate of 1100 a week. That is staggering…Jay is 84. He was 19 when he entered the service after Pearl Harbour was bombed. Most of the men that went in probably had a pretty good reason, like Pearl Harbour. Today, my Grandson is in the Army, and has been since 911. Pretty good reasons for wanting to get into uniform and defend your country.

I am proud of all veterans today (and always). A special prayer for all of those who helped to make America the wonderful country we are today.

God Bless you all.