September 2013 - Argghhh!

...but this is *from* Facebook. Ok Facebook, I need to see if I can get this little story shared. About 2 weeks ago, myself and other Truck Drivers with the company I drive for had stopped at a Rest Area In Kansas. This Family with a young man dressed In Army Blues stopped at the Rest Area, a older couple, a lady about 30/40, and a little girl 5/6 and the young army man. After using the Rest Room, they left. One of our guys went into the Rest Room and found where the Young Man had taken his Army...

Dammit. Goodbye, Dr. Bob. You were a fighting soldier, indeed, with that Silver Star and Purple Heart. You left the Army a Major, left the civil service as a SES, and if it hadn't been for the cancer, you'd have left Booz-Allen as a partner. But you left behind a powerful legacy, that still serves the Army and the community. Fare thee well, thou good and faithful servant. Dr. Bob took a risk on me and gave me a job at the National Simulation Center as the combat developer for the Janus simulation...

I like CDR Salamander's imagery regarding awards and decorations . The proliferation of awards is just... pathetic. And embarassing. Not that we haven't talked about that in this space.

From a friend on Facebook who is a native russian who emigrated to the US. We know her around here as the Baroness Ophelia Kensington-Gore, who opined thusly: And these pictures of military with the covered faces who are against our involvement in Syria are all over the Russian government news. Well, done, boys and girls. Well done. Though in truth, I haven't seen any girls. Nice to know the uniform is being used to give aid and comfort to people who aren't our friends. And you wonder why...

BOQ