Charlie S wrote:
On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:09:12 -0400, jeff
wrote:
jeff (Hon. Discharged Lt.,USNR...and a nation was grateful for that fact)

Grateful for the "Lt.,USNR" part or grateful for the "Discharged"
part? ;-D

Charlie S.
(retired Radioman of 20 yrs)

trust me charlie...you could hear the sighs of relief all over a
grateful nation that i was discharged...mine among them. i'm not made of
the sturdy stuff that so many others have as a fabric of their being. i
also had a "pat conroy" marine father...it was a difficult time for both
of us. the distance age, death, and more objective reflection
allow...not to mention the grim reality of the responsibility
undertaken...has raised my admiration for what he and others like you
volunteered to do. i wish i could have been worthy of the gratefulness
of others for my service, but i did nothing worthy or worthwhile during
my brief tenure in the navy. i should apologize, and do, for the time
and material wasted on me. i'm trying to do better now...

how's the fishing been this year? missed my trip out west, but i'm
gonna take a week off in mid-october and do a little sal****er fishing
on the nc coast.

jeff