Speaking of moms, here's mine. This is the woman my dad left behind when he went off to Great Lakes, Camp Pendleton, Camp Maui and finally Iwo. (After he left California, I think, Mom was not allowed know where he was):
69 posted on 02/19/2003 9:29:56 AM PST by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
("Uncommon valor was a common virtue." - Admiral Chester Nimitz)