USS Brewton (FF-1083), USS McClusky (FFG-41), USS John Young (DDG-973), and the legendary USS Long Beach (CGN-9) in the Western Pacific. Scanned from a Photograph.
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Husband, father, grandfather, friend...a few of the roles acquired in 69 years of living. I keep an upbeat attitude, loving humor and the singular freedom of a perfect laugh. I don't let curmudgeons ruin my day; that only gives them power over me. Having experienced death once, I no longer fear it, although I am still frightened by the process of dying. I love to write because it allows me the freedom to vent those complex feelings that bounce restlessly off the walls of my mind; and express the beauty that can only be found within the human heart.