"Monroe, of course..." wrote
> Now, I'm slurping on a shot of Booker's bourbon.
> Here's to the vets! <toasts>
>
> monroe(memorializing)

Here's to them! I'm toasting with my second Salty Dog.

Later I'm calling my friend in Wildwood Crest NJ, who was a crewman on a LCR
(Landing Craft Large) at D-Day to give thanks that I'm not writing this in
German.

John in Austin