vietnam veteran passes

We laid to rest my oldest cousin Wednesday he was 69 years old.
He served two tours of duty in Vietnam with the Black Horse Air Cavalry.
He pass away from MS which they believe may have been due to agent orange.
He also served 20 years in the Minnesota National Guard , was a volunteer fireman until the MS
became to much. His wife is one of a kind she stuck by his side the whole time.
When I was growing up his family lived next door to us in a duplex. He and his younger brother
are both older then me. They were like older brothers to me and I true appreciated that. They taught me how to play baseball. My dad was in construction trade working out of town a lot.
He's only 6 years older then me. When someone that young passes it make you think of your own mortality.

I'm going to miss him.

Godspeed Bruce