My father (God rest his soul) and both of his brothers were Marines in WWII.

I am retired from the Air Force having served proudly all over the world for 20 years. I have dedicated my life to defending our nation here at home as most of you know. My pride in my service to our country happens every day of the year and not just one particular day.

Now my daughter (freshman in High School) is in Air Force ROTC and I didn't even know she was interested.

The one day I remember the most about my dad was the day I got off the plane when I was home on leave from Basic Training. I was wearing my uniform and when I walked into the terminal, he had tears in his eyes when he saw me. He and I never really talked while I was growing up but I knew at that very moment he was the proudest dad in the world. I've never forgotten that day. On the day of his funeral I waited for everyone to leave. I stood before his urn at attention and saluted him with tears in my eyes and thanked him for being my father.

Thanks for the thread. Just by asking the question shows that patriotism is not dead!