[Laura Heidy-Halberstein]

Originally posted by Roy Hamilton:
The Silver Star is a big one. You should be very proud.

Well, in that case, I'm gonna have to check it out again. I don't recall him ever saying he'd been awarded a "big one." Whenever we'd get him to talk about the medals he'd always make sure we didn't think he was the only one to get them - he'd really downplay the whole thing, as in "Oh heck, LauraJean, they'd give them things to everyone." He probably wouldn't say that about a really big one. Or maybe he would. He'd usually end up telling us about his brother and his cousins and his friends who never made it home. Then he'd be sad - and then he'd get quiet. And eventually we grew up and realized it pained him, and so we quit asking.

It was more fun to talk about his tattoos anyhow.

I wonder if John McCain has any of those? I wonder if Sarah does?