Thank you Papa

Hello friends!

Happy Veteran's Day! My Papa Ivey served in WWII in the Pacific Theater, his troop did some island hopping during a 4 year time span.He was in the artillery...he operated the big cannons. He has an awesome picture with him and two of his buddies and a Hawaiian girl in his lap. Ha! I wished I had that picture. That was before he and my grandmother were married.Note, the picture is not very good, but it's all I've got. My grandfather stayed in the U.S. Army for 20 years and retired as the highest enlisted rank...First Sergeant E-8.

They married and had twin boys (my daddy and my uncle Richard) and then Wilson who is 5 years younger than the them. They have a band called The Ivey Brothers Band. I used to be embarrassed about the band when I was little, but now I think they are rather cool.:) A shameless plug for them...email me if you wanna book a wedding or a holiday party or whatever. susivey@yahoo.com ;)

America has sustained so many wars, The American Revolution, The War of 1812, The Mexican-American War, The Spanish American War, WWI, WWII, The Civil War, Korea, Vietnam(which was never officially declared a war...but so many people died:(, Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom. So many lives scarified and ALL at the cost of our great country and defending our freedom. Every time we go to the airport to pick up somebody the terminal is by the USO and their are so many young boys and girls too that are headed overseas...I get so teary just watching them.

Say thank you to a veteran or active military member today, their contribution to America is immeasurable!