In two weeks I will be driving to Stoneham, Massachusetts, for my 40th High School Reunion. One of the organizers is Murrie Hubbard. He, Chickie Taylor, Tom and Diane Mayo and others worked to put the event together and track down many of our classmates. In the course of getting reacquainted with many members of the class of '71, Murrie found out he and I were the only combate veterans of our class. Several others served. Marty Anderson joined in 75 just after Viet Nam and rose to the rank of Colonel in the Army. Mike Brown was a career Air Force sergeant.
But at age 18 Murrie Hubbard USMC went to Viet Nam. On my 56th birthday, I stepped of the plane at Tallil Air Base, Iraq. Funny that the only two veterans in our class served so far apart in space and time.
It's Murrie's birthday today. Happy 58th birthday Murrie! See you soon.
Monday, August 1, 2011
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