You know what today is, it is Veterans Days. It is time to honor our veterans that served our country for years. I would like to honor three veterans (two of which are within my family and the third on is an interviewed veteran that I have done as a project) for serving our country: John L. Locke (my great-great uncle), Randy Mueller (grand-father) and Mike Leatherman (a navy veteran that I interviewed). 
I left a link above that you can check out about my great-great uncle. Currently, I can’t add a link to my Living History project. All I could do is give you a sample of the project below. I hope that you like it, because I put many hours into this project to make it worth holding on to for Mike Leatherman’s family. Just reading it again, just makes my smile for my interviewed veteran and for my dedication to make this report perfect. 

Imagine
yourself as young adult who was first drafted into the Marines, but found a way
to get around that by serving in the Navy, so that you don’t get into combat in
the Vietnam War. Your dreams of avoiding a horrible war turns to a nightmare as
you became a CE (construction electrician) to build forts, road ways, command
centers, supply centers, and other building needed for the war, in the middle
of a battle field. During the sunny days while working on road ways, you hear
and see big C-17 planes landing so close to you, that you could just stand and
touch it with your tough, leathery callous hands. During the humid nights, you
hear bullets whizzing by your ears and just see a body lying still, with his
head blown, 5 feet from you. Maybe that was your buddy that you just made 3
hours ago. With the enemies coming close, you have Caliber .45 Pistol to shot
them off to live another day. Everyday for 24 hours, you make friends that few
will live, build something for the military effort, and even fend for yourself
to go through it again. Mike Leatherman was one of the many American Heroes who
built and fought during the Vietnam War, but not in full combat as the Army
would experience. Now that doesn’t mean that he went through something that
nearly killed him. This is his story that he wants to pass down for people to
read about his life before, during, and after his service. 
Make sure that you give thanks to your veterans for putting their life in protecting America and give them a big salute. Enjoy the rest of the night and I will see you in the next post.
Peace out brothers and sisters (and veterans). -MNM