I made a trip down to Ft. Benning last week and look what I found as I was walking to the parade field behind the new National Infantry Museum! O0 That's IIT1 SkyWarrior standing there without his orange hat.
vmt
A proud day for us all. Serving his county both as a soldier and an Appleseed Instructor, surely a man who knows what he is about.
Clearly must have been brought up right O0
Congrats SkyWarrior and vmt.
That is an amazing picture!
Thank you SkyWarrior for defending our Republic as a U.S. Serviceman.
In addition, thank you for being a RWVA instructor.
Looking at that picture, knowing that SkyWarrior is not only active U.S. Army but also a RWVA instructor, simply, gives me comfort in this day and age.
Looking closely at the picture, I have to say something that caught my eye, and I know taking this pic was spontaneous.
In the reflections, if you look closely at the feet of the Colonial soldier etched in the marble, you will see his left foot.
It's a bare foot via the reflection of the person taking SkyWarrior's pic before this monument.
When I saw this, I immediately thought of Valley Forge, where our troops went without food, money, and shoes for a longer time, I think, that we here might endure.
I thought about the stories of Valley Forge when I looked at that picture.
A strong reminder, to myself, of our forebearers that sacrifced all to realize a Republic, a society, that was truly meant to be free.
The United States of America.
I will be thinking of that photogragh while I'm instructing this weekend.
SkyWarrior, thank you for your service.
Brett