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         The life and times of Mark and Paula Persons
Sunday, November 11, 2012:  Veterans Day. 

Paula and Mark dined with Dave and Jean Schaeffer at the recently opened Olive Garden in Baxter, MN.

The meal was free to Mark and Dave because it was the restaurant's way of saying Thank You to military veterans.

Applebees restaurant was doing the same as were others in the area.

Dave was a B-52 Stratofortress Pilot in the U.S. Air Force in the 1960's.

The plane you see him with in this photo is not a B-52.

He flew many military aircraft along the way and then went on to be a commercial airline pilot before mandatory retirement at age 60.
Mark served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Vietnam from April 1968 to April 1969.

He was young and handsome back then at age 21 to 22.

Mark spent most of his time repairing radios used aboard OV-1 Mohawk aircraft.  The motto was, "keep 'em flying." 

He is seen on this photo to the left on the day he was discharged from the service and on his way back to Minnesota in a commercial airplane.  

 

November 12, 2012 e-mail:  Good for you Mark.  I am proud of you and America.  Regards.........Steve in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 

November 12, 2012 e-mail:  We can never say thank you enough to the men and women of our armed forces, past and present.  We have our freedom thanks to all of you.  Allen in Long Prairie, Minnesota.

November 11, 2012 e-mail:  Hi Mark, Happy Veterans days and thanks for your service.  Dave in Brainerd, Minnesota.

November 11, 2012 e-mail:  Hi Mark, Thank you for your service.  I hope you had a good Veterans Day.  Leslie in Little Canada, Minnesota.

November 9, 2012 e-mail:  I wanted to send you an early "Thank You" for Veteran's Day.  Mark in Bemidji, Minnesota.
Quote of the day:  Glad to be of service to our country.   Mark    < Back to previous story Ahead to next story >

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