the troops during the holiday season in your thoughts and prayes, I know for me when I served these were the rough times. After talking with many of my buds in the sand box lately they are resolved to hold the line and defend our values no matter how loud the talking heads trying to second guess our intentions and motives. To quote THEODORE ROOSEVELT

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat.

God bless and keep you safe my brothers in Arms,

James R. Culpepper USAF(ret)

Well said, my friend. As always, there will be one empty chair at our holiday table for those who have not or will not return home....

Kitty