Gary on March 19th, 2010

A friend sent me the story below in an email.It touched me deeply, so I thought I would share it here. We all know or knew someone like this!!

One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.
His name was Fred.
It [...]

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Gary on March 11th, 2010

If any of you have ever been to a military funeral in which The Last Post was played; This brings a new meaning to it.

We have all heard the haunting song, ‘The Last Post.’ It’s the song that gives us the lump in our throats and usually tears in our eyes. But, do you know [...]

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Gary on March 8th, 2010

By JOSEPH L. GALLOWAY
McClatchy Newspapers

Over the last 12 months, 1,042 soldiers, Marines, sailors and Air Force personnel have given their lives in the terrible duty that is war. Thousands more have come home on stretchers, horribly wounded and facing months or years in military hospitals.
This week, I’m turning my space over to [...]

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