Thread: Does it get any better than this?

Easter morning of '68: I awoke to a small boy doing karate chops on my back. Of course, he wanted something for his version of a back massage. A few days earlier, we'd been pulled out of Khe Sanh, where we helped lift the siege on the Marine base there. In a few weeks, we'd start a three week operation in the Ashau Valley, that turned into a three month operation. After five months in combat, I was pulled out and reassigned to an Infantry company, serving an M.P. Brigade, guarding a pipeline of JP4 and something else. I survived, came back to the world, got a good education, married up, and was blessed with a great son and daughter-in-law. I retire as a Lutheran pastor in eighteen days, my social security, pension, and investments will be more than my previous take-home, and I had a really, really good SR shave today. Does it get any better than this? God is good.

It appears that you hit the trifecta--a good education, great family and a really good SR shave. God is indeed good.

And congratulations on your upcoming retirement. Stay active.

BTW...I found another great book for you to read. You can find it here:

Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam: Fredrik Logevall: 9780375756474: Amazon.com: Books

What a great, positive story! Thanks for sharing and congratulations on your hard work, dedication and retirement! First click of the morning and just an awesomely positive post!

Shawn
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It's nice to hear that you came back safe and whole from the horrors of war. Congratulations on your worthwhile service and career. Enjoy retirement!

Michael

Nothing like a good shave to make you feel blessed and privileged!