A couple of weeks ago my mother had a get together with my father’s side of the family. We haven’t seen them so much over recent years primarily because all but one of the brothers are gone. They all died within a few short years and the glue that he…

On a personal note for this piece, I have to say it’s been one of the hardest I’ve written to date. Days like today, and Memorial Day, I can’t help but think of fallen friends, both from my own time in the service, and the younger generation, those …