Veterans & "Vaters"...

"VATER" is German for "Father"... I thought I would add that in, since we are working on the letter "V"...it fits perfectly! So...with Father's day coming up this weekend...

"Glucklicher Vatertag!"...Happy Father's day!

& to continue with the letter "V"...Veterans.

The following are some past photos of some of our family who have served in the military...

First are some of my Mr. B aka Hubby aka Honey, Sweetie, Hubba-bubba (I really don't call him this, but thought it's a cute nick name :o)

These were taken when we first were married.

(1982)

He was in the Air Force, 

as a Space Shuttle/Crash Rescue/EMT fireman.

And this was during flight school:

(1987)

And this was taken of my mom, hubby, me and my dad 

at the Flight School Graduation Ball:

(1988)

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Since I could not find the photo of Dave's dad in uniform, I am posting this one.

Mr. B's dad served in the U.S. Army.  During the Korean war, an explosion occurred and he was blinded for 2 weeks and also told that with injuries from shrapnel, he would not have kids.

...well...here he is with Mr. B's mom right after they came home with their second of four children. This was  Mr. B as a baby.
I am sooo thankful that the docs were wrong! :o)

 Mr. B was born about 14 months after his older brother, followed by their sister - 13 months later and then 6 years after came their younger sister.

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This Mr. B's Uncle Delbert.

(his mother's older brother)

He has such a sweet, loving way about him.

(late 1940's/early 1950's)

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This is Mr. B's cousin Bobby.

He was very tall! Mr. B's dad was 6'1".

(Uncle Bobby was also much older than Mr. B and his siblings, so out of respect, 

the kids called him Uncle Bobby):

Uncle Bobby, Mr. B's Dad, Mr. B

brother Joey

(1964)

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This one is a photo of Mr. B's Uncle Peter.

Uncle Peter and his wife, Aunt Darlene, were the first of Mr. B's family 

that I met when we first started dating in New Mexico.

(Sept 1966)

at the Hilo, Hawaii airport.

Voovoo, Uncle Bobby, Uncle Peter, Mr. B's mom

Mr. B, brother Joey, sister Sandy

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One of Mr. B's Dad's brother-Uncle George-retired Army colonel, 

gave General Westmoreland daily briefings during Vietnam.

(Nov 1966)

Aunt Patty and Uncle George

Mr. B and brother Joey

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My dad is retired Air Force.

We traveled & lived mainly in the United States and the Pacific...

moving about every 2 years.

(1960)

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My Lolo served in the Philippine Army: 

He helped take care of me when I was really little :o)

 I remember him being fit and strong. 

I have more family on my mom's side that served in the Philippine Army.

(1975)

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This was taken when Mr. B and I were married. 

My dad and Mr. B were wearing their uniforms.

Dad, me, Mr. B, my brother Leonard, Mom

(1982)

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This is my brother Leo, who is currently in the Navy.

My SIL. their cutie, & their baby doll

welcoming him home from sea duty!

(2009)

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And if you  have been to my blog before, you have seen this photo of Mr. B.

It is one of my favorites. :o)

I asked him to "Please" take this photo.

***Isn't it great what our loved ones do for us? :o)***

It was taken after his last official flight.

Now he says he "flies a desk."

We both have more family that have served in the military, but these are the photos that I was able to find.  Thank  you to all those who have served or are currently serving in the military.  And also to all the families of military men and women.

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These are past orders representing:

the ARMY

AIR FORCE

NAVY

MARINES

COAST GUARD

&
this one was just ordered last week and
sent out this past Monday for a Father's day gift from Kate.
Her dad owns his own catering business.

Kate is serving overseas. 

Thank you for your order and prayers for your safety.

Thank you, Jenny for another:

&
Thank you, Alicia for
Friday Photo Flashback!

& joining in with:


BLESSINGS & ALOHA!

Please be sure to check back for my 100th post and giveaways.  I really try to post at least one each week...so it will be several weeks til my 100th. :o)

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