The retired President of BMC Software ($54 million when he left BMC) and his City Councilwoman wife, have a son who is a Marine Captain.
Another City Councilman, a well to do Jewish financial advisor ( former Army), has a son who graduated from Vanderbilt in the spring of 2002 and is now a Navy Ensign.
The doctor who just bought and REBUILT the oldest mansion in the county has an enlisted Marine son.
A friend of mine in his early 30's who is a lawyer and ran for County Attorney a couple of years ago is a Reserve Army Major who spent 9 months in Kosovo.
My wife has a teaching team mate who’s brother is an enlisted Marine, just back from Iraq. His father owns a business and his mother is a manager of a large concern.
A local OB-Gyn has an enlisted son though I do not remember the branch.
The manager of the Country Club nearest me has an enlisted Marine son, also just back from Iraq.
Four of the seven members of my city council are veterans and one is married to a veteran.
One member of my school board is a veteran and three are married to veterans.
The current County Judge had six years in the Navy and the last one was former Army.
I also live on a six house street. We have one retired Coast Guard Officer, three former solders including a Captain who was an Infantry Officer in Vietnam, and one enlisted seaman.