Friday, November 8, 2019...

What matters to me today is this very first blog post on this site. It's three days until Veterans Day. I've got a Purple Heart from Vietnam and on Monday I'll be visiting our memorial here in Sequim.

11A.M., November 11th, 1918, the guns fell silent in Europe. My heart goes out to every man and woman who's ever served. And to the families of those who are no longer with us.

Ron

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