Surprise visit begins a week of catching up

She sneaked in the back way to surprise him. It was a continuation of the 24th Mid Missouri Honor Flight event. A family reception last Sunday provided all Honor Flight attendants an opportunity to further commemorate their special day. Our Veteran is of the Air Force persuasion and served in the Korean War. Of course …

A special day for a special man

He grinned like a Cheshire Cat. Entrepreneur's dad is a military vet. Serving in the Air Force as a medic during the Korean War, he spent time in North Africa during his tenure in the service from 1952 to 1956. And last Monday, he was officially recognized and thanked by a group known as Central …

Courage

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul. ~Michel de Montaigne The timing of Quotography's prompt for Courage couldn't be more perfect. Today is the federal observation for Veterans Day here in the states. Yesterday was the actual Veterans Day, but in order to give the banks and state/federal …

Every heart beats true to the Red White and Blue

By profession I am a soldier and take pride in that fact. But I am prouder--infinitely prouder-- to be a father. ~Douglas MacArthur This week's prompt at Quotography is Red, White and Blue. And if you've spent 5 minutes in this country, you know that Red, White and Blue is synonymous with the USA! So …

The unoffical start of summer

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. ~Arthur Ashe Yesterday was Memorial Day for the United States. Typically a day of BBQs, pool parties and other get-togethers. It's one of our coveted 3-day weekends …