Originally Posted by
tripleblessed
At a cousin's (Viet Nam, African conflicts) funeral I was attempting to thank the color guard and bugler for making the long drive,the bugler said, "Son, the man's wearing 17 medals. Multiple Purple Hearts, multiple Silver Stars, a Bronze Star, and medals from countries in Africa I didn't know we fought in. It's MY honor and privilege to be here. He's EARNED this."
Say's it all....amen!
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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