[Kathy in Alaska]

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Howdy, Kathy.

Not a very pretty day up there but it must be somewhat warm. Even without sunshine, there’s been a lot of melting since this time yesterday. YAY!! Even starting to see bare ice on Lake Hood now.

I’ve had the pleasure of meeting one Medal of Honor recipient (that I know of). Sergeant First Class Melvin Morris. He was staying at the same motel Hubby and I stayed at while visiting Dad in 2014. We spent quite a bit of time hanging out together at Outcast Corner (what I’d dubbed the smoking area. LOL) and we thoroughly enjoyed spending time with him. A really nice man and a lot of fun. He didn’t talk much about his time in service in Vietnam and I didn’t ask. I never do. If they want to talk about it, they will, and I’m all ears then. I learned about Melvin’s actions later by looking him up on Google. At the time we were spending time with him, I was just enjoying his company.