My father was an Air Force pilot who wanted desperately to fly in the Korean War. He was a teenager during World War II and always dreamed of protecting or defending his country.
Unfortunately, kind of, by the time he was eligible to go to Korea, he found out that they were due their second child (not me! I was third), and just a few days after their second son was born, an armistice was signed (July 27, 1953).
Although we don't have an Air Force base here in San Diego, we do have plenty of military, with the Chamber of Commerce here claiming that San Diego has the second largest concentration of military personnel in the free world, after the D.C./Arlington area.
My father died when I was only five, unfortunately not as a part of the U.S. military forces. Nonetheless, each Memorial Day, I do think of him. I'm sure he's up there flying a plane somewhere.
Some San Diego military pictures follow; additional information is in the mouse-overs.
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This week's posts (they'll open in a new window)
- Memorial Day for me - 5/25/09 (the one you're reading)
Last week's posts (they'll open in a new window)
- SST (Speechless Sunday with Text): I can't inspect it if I can't get it - 5/24/09
- Be proactive with your homeowners' association - 5/23/09
- How do you determine if repairs were done properly, or even done? - 5/22/09
- How to lower your blood pressure naturally - 5/22/09
- My first Foto Friday: Tree textures - 5/22/09
- Thankful Thursday: Hydrangea - 5/21/09
- My new digital SLR camera system - 5/20/09
- Providing FREE HELP can be fun (if there's a rose garden involved) - 5/19/09
- Manic Monday pop quiz: Concrete cracks - 5/18/09
Previous week's posts (they'll open in a new window)
- SST (Speechless Sunday with Text): A visit from Mr. Monarch Butterfly - 5/17/09
- Russel's Gardening Handbook: Jacaranda - 5/16/09
- "Dear Home Inspector: Please try not to kill the deal...." - 5/16/09
- "Dear Mrs. Realtor: No I won't...." - 5/16/09
- Make your home dog friendly - 5/15/09
- Frenetic Friday pop quiz: Chimneys - 5/15/09
- WWW (Wordless Wednesday with Words): Huh? - 5/13/09
- An Open Letter to the ActiveRain Powers That Be - 5/11/209
- Manic Monday pop quiz: Electrical - 5/11/09
- What's the point to ActiveRain points? - 5/11/09
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