I really try to make them think more about turning their sadness into bravery and feeling pride for their parent and what they're doing for their country.

The only way I could endure being a coward was if I was the only one who knew it.

It is significant. We're going from talking to doing.

But now that he's down in Florida, I think he's doing it for the girls, to try to impress them. Boys will do anything when they're trying to get a girl's attention.

These were huge quality-of-life improvements. And the attitude of maintenance in doing these projects has been a 'whatever-it-takes' attitude, which is so appreciated.

Three generations of us left yesterday in seven cars. It doesn't really matter what happens to what we left behind as long as everybody's alive.