One of my favorites from this album...to my bride...

An incredibly captivating movie and I applaud its “Best Picture” award!!!!

When we were in Afghanistan, we were at a forward hospital with limited supplies and there was a young corpsman in the lab who spearheaded our efforts to develop an effective walking blood bank. During that deployment, this corpsman developed severe neurological issues and ultimately was transferred back to the states. His absence was never fully replaced. After several surgeries and rehab, my very active young corpsman was left paralyzed. He worked with PT and he tried his best to fight the demons of his disease, but he ultimately succumbed to that insurmountable stress..He was a loving father and devoted husband and I broke down today seeing his daughters at his grave siteat Arlington where we laid him five years today...he and his family are a casualty of these conflicts, even if he never took a bullet. So tonight, I throw one back to my amazing lab tech corpsman...man we butted heads a few times in country but you were so gifted...I hope I can share with your girls just how funny, and snarky, and smart you were!

Go see it...this is a phenomenal comic book flick, but the undertones of strong women and a strong black cast is incredible! My 8 yr old said “You know what two words spell amazing??? Black Panther!!” I cant even begin to describe how proud I am as a father that my son watched this film and didn't once question race...

Go see it...it’s worth it!

So I had to speak at an event recently hosted by a service organization that meets at our city hall. In the lobby, they had a large Black History Month display and I was appalled to see “ALL LIVES MATTER” as the centerpiece of the display. Maybe I’m overreacting, but I was just dumbfounded by this. I, quite literally, stopped for several seconds to digest it and make sure I was seeing what I thought I was seeing. Again, if it’s an overreaction on my part, I’ll readily admit that, but anyway here’s the pic:



For what it’s worth, this is a town that is a close suburb of Nashville.

I love this community! (My star membership expired yesterday, and I couldn’t wait to pass along the love!)