also morphed into a fiesta of shopping, barbecues and pool openings.
As has Easter and 4th of July and Thanksgiving and Christmas morphed into orgies of shopping and eating. Its our 24/7 society. We can’t seem to shut it down even for one day.
Remembering today my shipmates from VAQ-130, “the Zappers” who never returned from their mission one night in 1969. Fair Winds and Following Seas.
VAW-116 aboard USS Coral Sea CVA-43, Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club, member 1968-69
Moving holidays to Wednesdays so there are no 3 day weekends would help. Yeah, like that’s ever going to happen.
We are remembering Anthony, age 18, who was killed in Iraq on Memorial Day 2011. Sweet young man. Huge smile. Brave soul.