My father was ex-army & ex-coast guard, my grandpa a naval officer on the U.S.S Kittyhawk & U.S.S Constantine, & my uncle a army reserve officer. This is my salute to men who served then & still serve for us now. The day they rest as a K.I.A, will grow old & die with the memories of their friends & family who were K.I.A along side them on a blood trenched battlefield, or will die knowing they are serving their country. My salute to all who have shed blood for our freedoms & those who will.

Limerick.

Sea tales, Navy humor a seaworthy tale of the USS Belknap CG26.

Poem about War.

Written to respect the Soldiers around the world no matter what flag they saluted. You can read it Top to Bottom or Bottom to Top.

Poem I wrote for a Veteran’s Day memorial I spoke at.

This is a poem I wrote in 2001 for my poetry unit in middle school. The assignment was to write a poem about picture we were given, it was a picture that portrayed war.

A dream that felt so real it all makes sense.

In the military, there is the land defense, the air defense, the water defense. Therefore, the land, the air and the waters have to be protected. The land, the air and the waters are strategic.

Admiral Chester W. Nimitz called him ‘a fine man, a sterling character, and a great leader, and said, nothing you can say about him would be praise enough. Admiral William L. Calhoun saw him as a cold-blooded fighting fool. Historian Samuel Eliot Morison believed he was one of the greatest fighting and thinking admirals in American naval history.