To all the veterans who stop by – thank you for your service.

To all my blogging buddies (I’m not going to list you, because I will invariably forget someone who served) who are veterans – thank you for your service.

Please take a moment and visit the blog of Captain Rob Yllescas, who happens to be one of the most recent recipients of the Purple Heart. President Bush awarded this medal to this hero. CPT Yllescas’ wife, Dena, described the event as “a completely bittersweet moment.” She is very proud of her husband, and his service, but still, she said “Although this award is an honor, it’s one I wish my husband NEVER had to receive.” President Bush was truly moved, and if you read the entry for November 10, 2008 you will see how this President showed his class.

I had a good weekend – drove cab both nights, and with the Coyotes playing, NASCAR in town for the weekend, and various concerts and whatnot going on, there were a lot of responsible people calling cabs instead of trying to drive themselves. Saturday evening I had the honor of picking up three of NASCAR’s special armed forces guests – three Sergeant Majors of the Army – and taking them to Westgate for some local color. Of course, they received a military discount, and my heartfelt thanks for their service.

Saturday morning, I had breakfast with Gawfer (a Navy vet, by the way) at Wild Horse Pass – he was in town for a vendor weekend and was forced to stay at a resort and play two rounds of golf on the Wild Horse courses. Poor guy. Good seeing you, Gawfer. If my conversation was a little spotty, remember that I had just come off a twelve hour cab shift…

Thank you for stopping by, In GOD We Trust, God bless you all, listen to The O Word on BlogTalkRadio, Wear Red on Fridays, and support Warriors for Innocence!

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