Ramirez says it far better than I can.
Thank you all for your service and sacrifice.
Admiral Yamamoto infamously said "You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a man with a rifle behind every blade of grass."
And so it should be, a nation of riflemen....
Well, the carpet, that is. The rear part of the floorpan was scrubbed and dried, and then the rear section of the new carpet was laid onto ...
He usually nails it.
ReplyDeleteHe's in a class with Bill Mauldin.
DeleteTrue...
ReplyDeleteThank you for remembering.
ReplyDeleteIt's my duty!
DeleteWhat Jim said. It was an honor to be able to serve, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
ReplyDeleteOnce the sea is in you, it never leaves.
DeleteWith hindsight, I should've gone back in as a Padre. Oh well, militias now :)
ReplyDeleteYou're serving a Higher Authority now, Parson.
DeleteAnd than you for doing it for us heathens and sinners.....