A tribute to our service men

I grew up in the service. My father was an Air Force veteran. He served in Viet Nam. I remember it well. I was young and scared. And PROUD.

These images were taken during the Military Appreciation Month ceremony at Evening in Old Seville, Pensacola FL.

"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. "
¸.•*´¨`♥ George Orwell

"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Nelson Mandela

"Take pride in your pain; you are stronger than those who have none"
¸.•*´¨`♥ Lois Lowry (Gathering Blue)

"A love for tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril."
.•*´¨`♥ Winston S. Churchill

"Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country's cause."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Abraham Lincoln