TBFS2021 - for the NSF

  Heading back to Fort Maitland dock after tagging the WP Racquet Club dock. Temps in the low 60s for both air & water, though I suspect some colder spots were in the water.  Lynn, the intrepid kayaker extraordinaire took photos and recorded our route. Our route & time is on the right.

  People often ask me why I raise money for the Navy Seal Foundation. And, frankly, why I've done so for the past 6 years - more about that later. There are several personal reasons I support the NSF. I grew up in a family with a long history of military service running from the 1890s thru today... My maternal grandfather was a Rough Rider with Teddy Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War. He was disabled in that war. A paternal uncle, who served in the Navy in the Philippines, was a Japanese POW during WW II. Two other paternal uncles also served in the Navy crossing little islands across the Pacific during WW II. My Dad was in the Army and served in Korea during the Korean War. He was disabled in Korea. Likewise, my Mom was in the Navy as a morse code intercept operator during the Korean war stationed stateside. She was also disabled as a result of a Navy Corsair that crashed into the intercept operations building engulfing the building in a rather spectacular f