[bonspy]

Folks, you have my respect and deep appreciation for all that SF has done and will do to serve this great country of ours.
My Dad was 82nd Airborne and was recruited to go SF when I was a baby, however the imminent arrival of my sister, 4 years after my birth and the loud objections of my mother forced him to decline serving as a Green Beret and going directly to Vietnam. As I understand it my mother wanted no parts of my Dad going off to Vietnam while she would be left alone to raise 2 children and that's why Dad never got to serve in SF. Regardless, he was my hero then and is still to this day. As a boy I was outfitted with "fatigues" , just like Pop's and I chose to have it topped off with a Green Beret like my Dad was going to wear. Those were my favorite clothes to wear back then, even though Dad decided not to go SF.
Years later I joined the military and eventually wound up serving our country in a different manner.
I wanted to thank you all for the opportunity to "join" this site and learn more about the SF community.
As I'm now retired I have the time to devote to a passion of mine and that is writing. I am currently researching to write a historical fiction about a family who has served our country in a variety of Special Operations facets dating back to the Revolutionary War and continues to serve this country in that capacity in the war on terror we are currently waging. So time here is primarily about that historical perspective and being as accurate in the portrayal as I can be.
Additionally my family supports a few charitable organizations that deal directly with Special Operations families. The Special Operations Warrior Foundation, Navy SEAL Foundation and CIA Memorial Foundation are the philanthropic organizations that we primarily support.
The other reason I'm here is that I occasionally see news stories involving Special Operations that I have questions about and it makes sense to me to go to the source and see if these stories are drawing the attention of your community as well.
That covers it for me, if you notice me at all it will be just in posing questions that only someone who is active in your community can truly answer. Again, you have my respect, appreciation and my sincere thanks for all you do. Vaya con Dios.