Well, I didn't get a free haircut, didn't go out for half price appetizers, and didn't ask for free drinks today. I did think about the men and women I served with a long time ago, as well as the many men and women past and present who served but I will never know. I'm proud to be a member of this special club. You can't buy your way into it; there are no shortcuts. You make up your mind to serve and you do it for your country. I salute you all!
And now, the obligatory pic of me in my war, taken long ago in a land far away...