A landscape of stone
Marble headstones mark the graves of our nation’s veterans at Fort Logan National Cemetery. Each of these represents someone who has served, some who have made the ultimate sacrifice giving…
Paying respects on Memorial Day 2015
As I watched this man at Fort Logan National Cemetery this morning, I couldn’t help but wonder who he was there to see. He was clearly moved as his eyes…
Honoring those who served
For nearly 240 years, brave men and women have answered the call to service and donned the uniforms of this nation’s military. Like myself and my family, millions of veterans…
Persian Gulf sunrise aboard the USS Carl Vinson
One for Throwback Thursday. Taken in August 1996 while in the Persian Gulf conducting Operation Desert Strike. The ‘island’ of the massive aircraft carrier and F/A-18 Hornet and EA-6B Prowler…
Sunrise honors
Thornton Veterans Memorial, Colorado . This local veterans memorial is one that is particularly special to me as I was chairman of the group that worked for years to fund…
A morning with the nation’s heroes
I went to Fort Logan National Cemetery this morning to see my dad as well as thousands of others of our nation’s heroes. Memorial Day is, in my opinion, one…