Your 21 years of service and your two tours of Vietnam make your family and your country proud. You speak of it humbly like it wasn't something that should be honored and remembered with great respect but in fact you deserve the highest ranks in honor and respect. If then, C.O. Colin Powell thought well enough of you to write a letter of recommendation for you than I think that you must have done wonderful and courageous things while you served. I know you don't talk about it much and I can understand that it was a difficult for everyone. Especially those who were away from their families for long periods of time but I just want to say thank you for the stories that you do tell us. They remind us that our freedom doesn't just come by right. People like you had to fight for us to make this country the way it is today. Thank you again, Dad. With Love and Respect, your daughter and grandchildren: Sandra, Dilon, Kienan, and Kailey. We love you.