Happy Veterans Day!  My office window allows me to hear the marching band in the street below.  As I listen to the parade move up 5th Avenue in NYC, I'd like to take this time to send a BIG thank you to all of the brave men and women who are serving and who have served.

For me, I’m especially thinking of my 2 biggest heroes, my father and my grandfather. My father served in the Army during Vietnam.

My grandfather enlisted in the Navy after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.  While serving in WWll, his ship was hit by a Kamikaze and split into 2 parts.  His part floated long enough for rescue to get to him, the other part sank quickly.  Shortly after, he was given the nickname “Lucky”, a name that would follow him for the rest of his life.  He passed away in 2004, but his memory lives on, especially today.