WEDNESDAY WAS VETERANS DAY.
IT USED TO BE CALLED
"ARMISTICE DAY."
IT WAS THE DAY THAT ENDED
THE "WAR OF ALL WARS."
(OR SO THEY THOUGHT)
(OR SO THEY THOUGHT)
WORLD WAR I.
I AM SOOOO GRATEFUL TO ALL
THE VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY!
MY SPECIAL VETERANS:
JACK BROWN...TEACHER AT ALPINE
JOHN POOL...TEACHER AT ALPINE
Jack: VietNam & Pentagon John: Germany during Desert Storm
MARCUS FLORES...FRIEND FROM FFVF WORKSHOP
Marcus: Iraq
Marcus & wife, Deanne, were on their honeymoon when I met them
CLINT DRAPER...FORMER WARD MEMBER
DAD, CARL, WAS MY BISHOP
Clint: Iraq & Afghanistan
Marcus & wife, Deanne, were on their honeymoon when I met them
CLINT DRAPER...FORMER WARD MEMBER
DAD, CARL, WAS MY BISHOP
ERIC AUFFHAMER...STUDENT
Eric: Afghnistan
Oh, and the President of the United States
Oh, and the President of the United States
COLBY PARK...STUDENT AT ALPINE
MOTHER, HEIDI, TAUGHT AT ALPINE
Colby: Stationed in Italy
Captain at Fort Benning, Georgia
JOANNE SYKES...NEIGHBOR, 2ND COUSIN (ONCE REMOVED)
Joanne: Iraq & Afghanistan
Career Army
MOTHER, HEIDI, TAUGHT AT ALPINE
Captain at Fort Benning, Georgia
JOANNE SYKES...NEIGHBOR, 2ND COUSIN (ONCE REMOVED)
Career Army
BRANDON VREELAND...STUDENT
Brandon: Afghanistan
(I can totally see him doing this!)
(I can totally see him doing this!)
MITCH VREELAND...STUDENT
Mitch: Afghanistan
JORDAN ROGERS...STUDENT
Jordan...Jordan is a commanding officer in the Marines, serving in of all places, Jordan
JORDAN ROGERS...STUDENT
TOM WARNICK...STUDENT
Tom: Iraq
BRYSON COOK . . . WARD MEMBER
Liz and David grew up in my ward!
Bryson: United States Army Cadet Command (ROTC)
MONROE DAUWALDER. . . STUDENT AT ALPINE
Monroe: United States Air Force Cadet
DANIEL HERTIG...STUDENT AT ALPINE
HIS MOM, JILL, TAUGHT AT ALPINE ...RIP, JILL
BRYSON COOK . . . WARD MEMBER
Liz and David grew up in my ward!
MONROE DAUWALDER. . . STUDENT AT ALPINE
DANIEL HERTIG...STUDENT AT ALPINE
HIS MOM, JILL, TAUGHT AT ALPINE ...RIP, JILL
Daniel: Afghanistan
NATHAN BARNES...WARD MEMBER, RIP
Nathan: Iraq
350 West, from Bill Pierce's house, all the way north
(past Kevin and Donna Barnes's house) is named
Nathan Barnes Way
LANDON HENSCHIED...STUDENT, RIP
Landon: Iraq & Afghanistan
(wounded, but passed away from cancer)
My dad was stationed in Germany during the Korean War
My Great Uncle Jack was stationed at Pearl Harbor during World War II
Uncle Cecil was a fighter pilot during World War II
NATHAN BARNES...WARD MEMBER, RIP
350 West, from Bill Pierce's house, all the way north
(past Kevin and Donna Barnes's house) is named
Nathan Barnes Way
LANDON HENSCHIED...STUDENT, RIP
(wounded, but passed away from cancer)
My dad was stationed in Germany during the Korean War
My Great Uncle Jack was stationed at Pearl Harbor during World War II
Uncle Cecil was a fighter pilot during World War II
I TOOK THIS PICTURE ON 7-6-12.
IT WAS THE "MOONLIGHT & MONUMENT TROLLEY TOUR."
ANALEE & I WENT ON THIS THE DAY BEFORE OUR WORKSHOP STARTED.
"PRESIDENTIAL HOMETOURS OF VIRGINIA"
THROUGH THE
FREEDOMS FOUNDATION AT VALLEY FORGE.
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