Never forget

Today, Memorial Day, I remember my Dad, L.B. who was a veteran of the Navy, Marines and the Army. My brothers Robert and Jay were also in the military. Robert was in the Navy and then the Army as an Officer where he retired. Jay did a 4 year hitch in the Navy.


My Dad inspired me to join the Military. I joined the Army National Guard in 1971 and left it to enter the Air Force in 1972, when my enlistment was over I went back into the Guards. In November 1990 I was called to the Persian Gulf War. I was with the 224th Mobile Maintenance Co. out of Russellville, Arkansas. We were camped at Log Base Echo in Saudi Arabia near the Iraqi border for most of our time in Saudi. Heres a couple of pics I took with my disposable 35mm camera.
Thats Michael in the hat, Hicks writing a letter.
Michael on the far right, Jay Briggs on the left, with a couple of Brits in a gold store in Hafr Al Batin, Saudi Arabia.



On January 20, 2007, a UH-60 Helicopter crashed in Iraq. Two Arkansans were killed, Michael V. Taylor (in the above pictures)and William T. Warren. Michael was a friend whom I was tented with during the Persian Gulf War of 1990-91. He was a good man that could make me laugh when I did'nt even feel like laughing. His loss was a real shock because I thought he had left the Army until I saw his picture on the evening news. Check out the link below for more on Michael.http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/mvtaylor.htm