Pete
06-29-2012, 03:53
Visit from Fort Bragg soldiers makes veterans' day
http://fayobserver.com/articles/2012/06/29/1187469?sac=fo.military
Way to go troops. A tip of the Beret to you.
"John Alvin Blanton can barely stand.
His health isn't what it used to be. His left leg just doesn't do what he wants it to.
But on Thursday, you'd have been hard pressed to find a happier man in Fayetteville.
Blanton, a retired Special Forces sergeant major and former high school principal, was near giddy as he adjusted his Green Beret and straightened his tie..............."
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"..........Blanton was quick to point out that one day those soldiers could be aging veterans receiving a meal from a new generation of service members.
"They will be in the same position one day," he said. "Hopefully, someone is there for them, too."..................."
http://fayobserver.com/articles/2012/06/29/1187469?sac=fo.military
Way to go troops. A tip of the Beret to you.
"John Alvin Blanton can barely stand.
His health isn't what it used to be. His left leg just doesn't do what he wants it to.
But on Thursday, you'd have been hard pressed to find a happier man in Fayetteville.
Blanton, a retired Special Forces sergeant major and former high school principal, was near giddy as he adjusted his Green Beret and straightened his tie..............."
&
"..........Blanton was quick to point out that one day those soldiers could be aging veterans receiving a meal from a new generation of service members.
"They will be in the same position one day," he said. "Hopefully, someone is there for them, too."..................."