Today was the salute to the military in our church…living in the city next to Fort Drum…we have about 40 military couples and several single soldiers that are communicants of the church…and this point we have over 50 members or attendees that are deployed in the middle east…a very nice service…of all the military or ex-military my dad was the oldest there today infantry 1^st Lieutenant from WWII…and will be 91 this summer…I get a kick out of the respect he receives from the current soldiers…my dad is one of a dwindling few WWII vets left…

One of the soldiers who talked in the first service (wasn’t there but dad was, and relayed the story) made a statement that most would not understand what a line officer went through….at the end of the service dad went up and took his hand and told him he understood…and then told him where he had been during WWII…( one of the newer members who didn’t know dad’s story)…and now another who now looks at dad as a fore runner…

Had a much better physical day then yesterday…got the grass cut…still moist from yesterdays rain but could not wait any longer…unless I choice to bale it…