MY DAD AND A FRIEND, CAMP FANNIN, TEXAS, 1943. MY DAD'S ON THE LEFT. LOOKS LIKE THE TWO WERE MAYBE TAKING A LAST FISHING TRIP BEFORE GOING OFF TO WAR. HE WAS 21 OR MAYBE 22 AT THIS TIME. MADE IT THROUGH THE WAR AND ONLY PASSED AWAY A FEW YEARS BACK. HE TAUGHT ME HOW TO FISH AND HUNT---THINGS I LEARNED WELL. HE TAUGHT ME OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE TAKEN A LIFETIME TO LEARN. THANKS DAD! AND THANKS TO ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARMED FORCES WE HONOR ON THIS SPECIAL DAY.
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