Today is my youngest brother's birthday.   He is the baby of our family of six children.  I was 16 years old when David was born and thrilled to have a little baby in our house after an 8 year span between my youngest sister and David.

David loved to sing and entertain our family whenever he could.  When my husband and I got married in June 1975, David was the ringbearer in my wedding and was the hit of our reception with his solo performance of "Tie A Yellow Ribbon" by Tony Orlando.  At 4 1/2 he was such a little cutie!!

Many years have passed since then but Dave's love of music has never gone away.  Late in his teens, he started playing the drums and joined a band which he is still part of today. 

David is a member of the Connecticut National Guard.  He has already done a one year tour in Afghanistan returning home in April 2007 and is scheduled to be deployed again at the beginning of next year. 

In celebration of Veteran's Day on November 11, 2009 our family and David's friends will be getting together before he is deployed for his second year long tour to Afghanistan.

I love you Dave and will miss you so much.  I'll be thinking of you every second that you're gone.  Your big sister is so proud of you for serving our country.