yourviews
Welcome to a neighborhood setting that Gill, USAF-Ret., for the photo of my
can comfortably address your needs for
father (second-place winner, Vin-
the rest of your life.
tage). I don’t know if McGill knew
my father or not, but the write-up
(“maintain a sense of humor … dur-
ing a dark period”) perfectly de-
scribes my father.
My mother was pregnant with me
when the photo was taken (1952).
Dad was very much a family man,
and being away from Mother and my
sisters added to the strain of war.
Mother use to say that Dad was al-
ways the life of the party. If she were
alive today, I would argue that with
her. Rather, Dad made life a party.
I think he always fi gured that life
is what you make it. So … as long as
he was making it, it was going to be
fun. [It’s] not that he didn’t take his
responsibility seriously, because he Westminster Village, a continuing care
retirement community is where you can
did. But he always knew that even
live in close proximity to:
when there is “a time for war,” there
is also “a time to laugh.”
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Dover Air Force base
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Dover Symphony The photograph captures the es-
sence of who and what my father is.
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Dover Downs
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A major hospital
Now a lot of people will know. Dad re-
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Golf courses
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Beautiful beaches
tired in 1970 (Lt. Col. David H. Biggs)
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Three colleges
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Libraries
with 30 years of [Air Force] service.
—Jacqueline Martin
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A performing arts center
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Tax-free shopping
via e-mail
For more information or to schedule a tour,
I really enjoyed the photo contest in
contact Karen Kerstetter toll free at 1-866-710-3101 the July issue and the captions ex-
or email her at
kkerstetter@presbyterianseniorliving.org plaining why the judges chose those
particular photos. Also, your new
column, Lessons Learned, seems
Mention this ad when you call and enjoy a complimentary
destined to be very popular and will
loaf of freshly baked bread when you come for your tour.
probably be clipped and sent around
the world to future leaders all over.
Thanks for your hard work in
creating a wonderful periodical
each month. I recycle every issue of
Military Offi cer to our Army Clinic
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Dover, DE 19904
waiting room here at Madigan Army
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Medical Center in Washington State.
—Lt. Col. Warren C. Drew, USAF-Ret.
Tacoma, Wash.
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