Photography by John Michael

"Preserving the memories so others will remember"™

You made my Sunday…

I was going to get up early and scout the area where I think the Guns Platoon will be setting up and firing on Tuesday. but something drew me to the laptop (I had left it on and wanted to conserve some energy) – FB was open and I saw I had a new message that I read and had the urge to respond.

It was from a SSG deployed in Iraq who had served in the Caisson Platoon of the 3d Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) of the US Army. He wanted to know about the calendar “The Old Guard on Parade – 2009″

However, before I was able to hit “reply”, the chat box on FB popped and it was him… we began chatting and I learned that he nearly had 1,000 missions at Arlington National Cemetery. He wanted to hit that mark, but thought it better to help teach other soldiers and train horses “to do it right” {transfer of knowledge is ALWAYS more important, which is why I continue “Preserving the memories so others will remember…” ™}

We continued to chat and I continued to share some of the work I’ve done over the years and plans for the future.

I thanked him for his service and asked him to “Take care of you for me…” as he was heading out on a 20 hour mission…

Thank you SSG – Thank you for your service! Thank you for making my Sunday!