Mr Peat
Rich Perelman, "Loren you have a Godlike Presence.
My family has been in the States since the early 1600's. Many of my family line has served in all the wars this country has been in. I am not aware if any is serving since Sept 11th. Grandpa was a tail gunner on a B-17 bomber during WW II. Pop served 1959-1963. Then the 1 year inactive where they had meetings then so he was cleared in 1964 if I remember right. He was on a Destroyer as a Torpedo man and I think it was a USS Hull class Destroyer. My dad's brother served on a Frigate while Pop was in. I guess they ran into each other in port in the Pacific some where.
Of course my brother served during the first Gulf War. I served as well. Many have served before us and many will surely serve after us once we are laid to rest. I volunteered at a VA Hospital when I was in college back in the 1990's and I started doing it before Memorial Day. I think I did like March to November. After Veteran's Day is when I stopped due to working full time and going to school almost full time at the University of Utah. After I got out in 1997, I worked at the University of Utah Medical Center as a Messenger. One of the duties was transporting patients for X-rays and what not. I got a chance to talk to this WW II veteran on Veteran's Day. One conversation I will never forget.
While in High School, the Pathfinders in the High School ROTC program got the honor of carrying the American Flag in the Veteran's Day Parade. I think it was in 1990 and I still have the picture that hit the front page of the Salt Lake Tribune in which my ugly mug is in it.
We had a old man that was on our paper route and he had served in 3 wars. I don't remember meeting anyone more humble than he was. I just wished I was a little older when I met him so I could have heard the stories he could have told.
Of course my brother served during the first Gulf War. I served as well. Many have served before us and many will surely serve after us once we are laid to rest. I volunteered at a VA Hospital when I was in college back in the 1990's and I started doing it before Memorial Day. I think I did like March to November. After Veteran's Day is when I stopped due to working full time and going to school almost full time at the University of Utah. After I got out in 1997, I worked at the University of Utah Medical Center as a Messenger. One of the duties was transporting patients for X-rays and what not. I got a chance to talk to this WW II veteran on Veteran's Day. One conversation I will never forget.
While in High School, the Pathfinders in the High School ROTC program got the honor of carrying the American Flag in the Veteran's Day Parade. I think it was in 1990 and I still have the picture that hit the front page of the Salt Lake Tribune in which my ugly mug is in it.
We had a old man that was on our paper route and he had served in 3 wars. I don't remember meeting anyone more humble than he was. I just wished I was a little older when I met him so I could have heard the stories he could have told.
