69! And a great birthday so far! My garden is great thanks to the torrential rain. My roof is still intact, no thanks to the wind and rain. This is what a tornado season birthday holds for a Kansas kid. Vivid memories of spending my 6th birthday in a basement while the sirens howled.
Take a minute to say the name Hugh Melrose. He was a dear friend's father who died at Normandy. I always thank him personally on this day. And while we are in a Vet theme for the day-- Remember Otis Wilhelm Suchy, my great- uncle who died in France in the Argonne on June 6th. A 19 year old farmboy from Olmitz, Kansas. He was always remembered by my grandmother and great grandmother on this day. --s6