The Volunteer State

This is DAvy Crocket as his family thought he looked like. (LOL)

This is Davy as the artist saw him at the Alamo.

But this is what Davy Really looked like, just as any of us John Wayne fans!!!!!!

Okay we are in the Volunteer State. The state that Davy Crockett left, to go to Texas, to fight and die in the Alamo. Tennessee is called the Volunteer State because of the record number of volunteers the state provided during both the War of 1812 and the Mexican War. I like to think the reason was Davy Crockett at the Alamo February and March of 1836. Either way Tennessee is a beautiful state and houses a wealth of friends.
We saw two of those friends today and spend some time learning what they have been doing the last fifty years. We did scratch the surface. Fred is doing well; Frances has good and bad days dealing with a lot of health problems (also referred to as issues). Amazing her smile is the same as 50 years ago and the nature is just as sweet.
Fred is like a brother, even though our brief military/church relationship was only a year. You don’t forget those good times, trailer trash (as some would say today). We were trailer park neighbors. They had a BIG trailer 35x8, ours was only 30x8. Fred was Coast Guard and I was Air Force (crash boats) stationed at Point Cadet in Biloxi, Miss. WE attended the same church and a great bond just developed.
We have kept in contact mostly Christmas cards. They lived in Nairobi, Kenya, many years and traveled extensively in Africa as Missionaries. We admire them, inevitably I asked, “Do you miss Africa?”
In his unique way he answered, “Yes, Jack I do miss it; I also miss the whippings Dad used to give me!” ‘nuff said I guess. LOL

I hope to post some pictures in the morrow.

Thanks for stopping by the log.

Nite Shipslog.
PS:
And they ask---Why I Like Retirement?

Question: What do retirees call a long lunch?

Answer: Normal

Question: What is the best way to describe retirement?

Answer: The never ending Coffee Break.