thank you for those kind words. i came from a military family. my dad was a WW2 Marine in the Pacific; one brother did 4 years in the Marines 2 years combat in Vietnam; my other brother did 2 years in active Army and 20 years in the W.Va. National Guard. i always knew i'd spend twenty years in the military and it was a fun time - till the wars started. the military is a lot of fun when there are no wars. when a war starts, the "fun" kind of goes out of military missions.
