Accepted Mick - I have no problem with any of it - you are and always have been my Brother.

Motives Bill D? LOL - I'm not in charge of what you think. You are. *grin* And I figured the title of the thread more than adequately expressed my motive. Tell your lovely Woman the Gurian is still a superb piece of wood and strings.

McGrath - Sorry you thought it was something else. It's a story that I believed needed told. I've witnessed similar selfless sacrifices just not this one. I'll do better at explaining any future post I may make. Feel better now?

As I said - no matter what gets posted someone comes back with a negative and then the big spinup, then the cleansing, then the poster goes away for a while. You folks miss some truly beautiful things because of how you respond. At least in my puny opinion.

My apologies all around if I upset the delicate balance here. When I read the posts here I always try to look at it as if it were me posting. I don't post much, dang little really, but I still believe that we have men and women who have sacrificed much for this country. And right or wrong they need to be remembered. So every Veteran's Day I'll come along and do my best to let you know that I care - and think that you should also.