My Mother Told Me I Could Not Wear My Uniform At The Memorial Until A Veteran Stood Up

sons returning home. I almost laughed at that last image. Lost sons got parades.

Lost daughters got whispers. The parking lot was already full. Trucks with Marine Corps stickers.

Sedans with church magnets. A few motorcycles with folded flags tied to the handlebars. People had come from three counties to honor my father, Colonel Robert Mercer, United continue reading …