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While in the US Navy, I was deployed to somewhere involved in the Vietnam Conflict. Twice, it was on a spot in the Gulf of Tonkin named PIRAZ (Positive Radar Advisory Zone), and the last was a tour in-country as Ordnance Advisor to the Brown Water Navy. We often had time on our hands to think about what was going on back home.

I graduated from high school in 1956, and in 1957, a duo named Johnnie & Joe recorded a hit named “Over the Mountain, Across the Sea.” This song got stuck in my mind, and while I could only recall the lead lyrics, when thoughts went to “back home,” to this day, those times (perhaps mild PTSD), places, and thoughts are still with me. So bear with me while I’m over the mountain and across the sea with my thoughts, thinking great things about my family, what they might be doing, and how, at that time, I missed them beyond description, and how grateful I am now to have a warm bed with my wife of 63 years by my side. See the song embedded below, please!