Wear Your Poppies
Please wear a poppy "Please wear a poppy," the lady said And held one forth, but I shook my head. Then I stopped and watched as she offered them there, And her face was old and lined with care; But beneath the scars the years had made There remained a smile that refused to fade. A boy came whistling down the street, Bouncing along on care-free feet. His smile was full of joy and fun, "Lady," said he, "may I have one?" When she'd pinned it on he turned to say, "Why do we wear a poppy today?" The lady smiled in her wistful way And answered, "This is Remembrance Day, And the poppy there

First Time Flying For Free
Having met my husband after his retirement from the US military, I had no idea some of the perks that military are allowed after retirement, such as free flights. These flights allowed are called Space-A travel flights. These are not commercial flights with the abundance of seats, stewardesses, hot meals and windows, Yes, I said windows...These are hardworking cargo planes taking cargo all over the United States, Europe and many other countries . Many flying full and others with possible seats available, this is where we come in. If a flight has some room they bring in the seats, which can face backwards, depending on what plane you are assigned you could also fly in jump seats. Jump seats

Living On Post
We recently drove down to Alabama to visit my husbands son and family stationed at Fort Rucker. Having met my husband after he retired from the US Army I had no idea what a base or post was all about. I visualized a piece of land covered with trailer housing and no real amenities to be found, boy was I wrong! We arrived through the security gates, by the way there are four entry gates, how big was this place? Fort Rucker is a school for all individuals in the army training to become helicopter pilots. To my surprize this place was a going concern. For those of you like me, who have no experience with army bases let me fill you in..... The population in this army base was approx 7000. A girl