Hey Guys,
You bet and I am a proud Father and Grandfather
I spent 28 years in service of my country and during that time if it were not for the lovely and devoted Mrs. ranger who diligently kept a photojournal of our daughter while she was growing up I would not have had much to remember....
Thanks to the efforts of my wife,my daughter Cathy grew up to be a responsible and contributing member of the Human Race and now has a son (My Grandson) and his name is Ben..
I spend alot of time with Ben now because I can and my daughter is supportive of that because she remembers what it was like for her with her daddy always gone...God knows where....Very few others did!!
Now i sit with my wife Sylvia and we get out the old photo albums of Cathy she is very quick to point out to me the similarities and the differences between my daughter and my grandson....These are things which most people take for granted because they are lucky to be with their children while they are growing up! For me it had to be explained....because I was never there.
So you see what I mean by my previous post...You guys not only have your photo's but also the memories because you are fortunate enough to be able to take an active role in raising your children....
Now People who know me know me to be good man and honest man but because of what I did for 28 years I can be a major hardass, who led other major hardasses into very difficult and unpleasant situations...
But when my little Grandson sits on my lap and looks up at me with that beautiffully innocent little face and asks,"Gwampa,Do you rewe,rewe, wuv me?!! All I can manage is to hug him hard and tears are streaming down my face and I tell him; Little Fellow,someday if you are lucky enough to have a little child and Grandchild....then you will truly understand just how very,very much I really,really love you!!!
So Mark and Anam.....Cherish every living moment with your children as I see you are both very proud Daddies...Just like me!!!
ranger72
Ps Here is ben!