As we celebrate this nation's 235th birthday, I want to wish everyone a wonderful and safe holiday!We are a lucky people with bounty aplenty.
Having served three tours of duty in the Middle East, I am thankful for my son Wes, family and friends--and for the countless members of the armed forces with whom I served in the U.S., Kuwait and in Afghanistan.
God bless my fellow Sailors and members of the U.S. Armed Forces serving abroad. May we thank and remember them every day, for without them we would not have the freedoms we enjoy today.
