most of the "men"(uncles, cousins, etc.) in my life were in some branch of the service. some in the navy, the army and the marines. my dad(on the right) was a navy veteran of ww2 and bud(dh) was in the army during vietnam.all of the them were very proud to serve their country. we fly a flag out in the yard everyday. bud is always on top of how the flag should be flown. today it is at half staff until noon. we are lucky to be living in such a great and free country.

hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday weekend.