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"For those that will fight for it
... Freedom ...
has a flavor the protected shall never
know."
Tim Craft
Honoring Veterans
"The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten."
- Calvin Coolidge
grandson & Daughter January 2010 - Basic Training
Daughter & Family - return from Afganistan
A son honors his father on the return from Afganistan
They fight for freedom, they pray for peace ...
Graduation from Airborne School ~ Jan 2010
From Graduation of Basic Training to Airborne Graduation at Ft Benning in one month.
He starts with the Black Beret of the US Army only to earn the Red Beret of the elite US Army Airborne.
A proud mother has the "Honor" of pinning Silver Wings on her sons' chest.

"Silver wings upon their chest these are men Americas best"
from the Ballad of the Green Berets by Barry Sadler
Green Beret w/o flash & insigna
This Black Beret reserved for another grandson !!
green beret w/ 5th Special Forces (Vietnam) flash
82nd Airborne
Ft Bragg, NC
Special Forces
Ft Bragg, NC
101st Airborne
Ft Campbell, KY
red / maroon beret without flash
The insignia and patches on this page represent the units that our family have worn.
The pride of the Airborne does not diminish the service in the other Army Units -  
A Black, Maroon or Green Beret awaits him ...
Master Parachutist Wings
Senior Parachutist Wings
Parachutist Wings (Jump Wings)