Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Custom Home Update

All right — you asked for it, here it is! I've got an update on the CUSTOM HOME PROJECT that I told you about a few weeks ago. The house is done and currently being moved into. These pictures will give you a pretty idea of what the inside looks like. I will update the posting soon with final and finished work.




























Thursday, July 1, 2010

Worth a Thousand Words

As we approach July 4th and Independence Day, let us not forget the men and women who have given their all so you and I can can live free.
Previous winners from
Pictures of the Year International
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First Place
Todd Heisler The Rocky Mountain News
When 2nd Lt. James Cathey's body arrived at the Reno Airport, Marines climbed into the cargo hold of the plane and draped the flag over his casket as passengers watched the family gather on the tarmac. During the arrival of another Marine's casket last year at Denver International Airport, Major Steve Beck described the scene as one of the most powerful in the process: "See the people in the windows? They'll sit right there in the plane, watching those Marines. You gotta wonder what's going through their minds, knowing that they're on the plane that brought him home," he said. "They're going to remember being on that plane for the rest of their lives. They're going to remember bringing that Marine home. And they should."


Second Place
Todd Heisler The Rocky Mountain News
The night before the burial of her husband's body, Katherine Cathey refused to leave the casket, asking to sleep next to his body for the last time. The Marines made a bed for her, tucking in the sheets below the flag. Before she fell asleep, she opened her laptop computer and played songs that reminded her of 'Cat,' and one of the Marines asked if she wanted them to continue standing watch as she slept. "I think it would be kind of nice if you kept doing it," she said. "I think that's what he would have wanted."

Be safe and take a moment to say thanks.
Warmly,
Azeez