In My Own Words

Yeah, I know, this has nothing to do with supporting the troops. The young man in this video is my nephew James, whose brother Nathan is currently in critical condition due to an accident he had while trying to read a text message he’d just received on his cell phone. While distracted, he rear-ended a [...]

I put two packages in the mail today to one of our Warriors in Iraq. One was full of socks, boxer briefs, and a dozen fine cigars. The other one was full of nutty bars, pop tarts, canned nuts, and individual packs of trail mix, with the “empty spaces” filled with more socks. The cigars [...]

I let one of my Soldiers talk me into applying for a grant from Pepsi. I’d say my chances of winning probably hover somewhere right around “slim” to “none,” but we’ve all heard that old saying “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” They accept up to 1,000 applications per month, and the limit had already been reached [...]

I haven’t written anything in a little while, so I thought I’d throw a few words out here and let them fall where they may. We got a nice e-mail from one of our troops in Afghanistan the other day. He talked about his family, and how they are looking forward to his R&R break [...]