VETERAN'S DAY
Veteran's Day is tomorrow and now is the time to thank any veterans in your life. I've been blessed to have been influenced by the armed forces for many years. My dad was in the Korean War when my brother Randy was born but I don't remember anything about that since I was a baby. But when I was in college, I met my first man in uniform. it was my husband's best friend. A few days later I met my Dave. Sigh. There's just something about a man in a uniform, isn't there? I was a goner pretty quickly. When we married, I was around soldiers a lot. They were always at our house. When I'd go to the commissary or the theater on base at Chanute Air Force base in IL, I'd get whistled at. That was fun. LOL Soldiers are a special breed. They really are special.

His father had been in World War II and that "greatest generation" is quickly passing away. Dad was a really good man. Quiet, loved kids, good with his hands and could fix anything. His son is very much like him. Dave learned from the best. He went to heaven in April, and we all miss him so. He loved to talk about World War II and the things he'd seen. He was never in combat. A gentle man like him couldn't have handled any killing.

Now we have a new generation of soldiers. Trained, handsome, dedicated. Great soldiers! This picture is of my nephew Adam Rhoads. He's over in the middle east right now. He's a newlywed and misses his beautiful wife, Hannah, but he did his duty. I'm so proud of him! So I want to say thank you to Adam and all the soldiers like him through the generations who have kept us safe and free! I love you guys!

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