Joe was a Sergeant in the Army, for those of you who didn’t already know.  Infantry.  Now he works as an actor, but with his background, he often books military type roles.  So the military thing is very much alive in our home.

The last time he was at the Army Surplus store to pick up a new pair of boots, he decided to have dog tags made for me.  Awe. Some.  I love it. I don’t know why, but I do like to wear the military gear.  Must be my inner macho man.

Like in my role as Sergeant Haley for USAF, I wear the full gear, ride around in Humvee and play with the boys.  Can I say Awe. Some. again? No?  Two times too many?

I’m not going to get into the whole debate over war and politics.  It’s not that kind of blog.  Not yet, anyway.

Can you believe that in the Civil War era, before dog tags were around, soldiers would pin a paper note with their name and address ot the back of their jacket?  Yikes, not much for longevity or durability.  Now, 150 years later, they’re moving towards having all soldier’s microchipped.