With nothing better to do today I attended the twice monthly Veteran's Group of the OFH. There were nine present which included three Marines; Theresa, Chuck and Al. There was one each from the Air Force and Navy. The remainder from the Army. Len was Army but almost a Marine. When he was drafted, in the 60s, there was a large assembly of draftees. The person in charge told them to number off by 2s. Then he announced, 1s you're in the Army, 2s you're in the Marines.
Several were in Viet Nam. One who's on total disability from Agent Orange was stationed on Johnston Atoll. Barrells of Agent Orange were stacked on the beach leaking into the water. He scuba dived in the ocean three times a week in the water polluted with Agent Orange. All the coral by the atoll was killed.
Bill, the oldest of the group, and the most interesting, was in the Army during Korea. He didn't serve in Korea but was stationed in Germany. He has a PHD from M.I.T. He worked on the Apollo Space Craft and his stories about that, and the astronauts, are fascinating.
The most helpful part is the sharing of tips about navigating the V.A. system. The general consensus was that the Minneapolis V.A., is helpful and well run. That echoes my experience with it.
Takk for alt,
Al
With veterans the topic of the blog today I post this Marine pic. The Sikorski helicopter is delivering some machine to the ship. The ocean horizon reminded me of the prairie. Days were spent gazing at it. Occasionally whales or dolphins would appear. My elevation taking the picture makes me think that I was photographing from another helicopter.
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