Can’t really overstate how special today is in the United States and in many different countries.
November 11th – Veterans Day. Armed Forces Day. Armistace Day. Rememberance Day.
It’s all a very special way to honor the men and women that have served our countries, in war and in peacetime, and that still continue to serve.
For one reason or another, I never joined the military. But the two men in the image at the top of this post did.
The young Coast Guardsman is my dad. He enlisted right after high school and served through the Korean Conflict. He was 20 years old at the time, and the shot was taken in front of his house in a small town in coal country Pennsylvania.
The other young gent is my mom’s father who I never got to meet as he passed when she was a teenager. It’s an old family photo without too much background to it. I did a little research and found out that the patch is the 2nd Infantry Division and the rope is a French award presented to the division for their actions in battle. Not sure which battle, though.
Perhaps they served so that I didn’t?
Let’s just get all of our service men and women back to peace time service.
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Oh and on a little side note…Today is the One Year Anniversary of the JerseyStyle Photography blog! Thanks to all my readers who keep coming by and checking this out. If you have any requests that you’d like to see more of (less writing/more photos, more “How I Got That Shot” types of things, etc) drop me a note and let me know. It’s been a fast, fun year and I love sharing some of my shots here, and getting your thoughts and reactions. Here’s onto to pushing through Year Two!
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And a lovely post to mark the day.
Happy blogiversary! They grow up so quickly.