Woke up this morning to a deluge of biblical proportions. Heavy rain, a foot of water in the driveway (well, almost), and lightning/thunder. No hail, thank goodness.
I'm sitting in my latest hotel room waiting to be picked up for a pancake breakfast where I am scheduled to speak...not much chance of that happening now.
All in all it was a great visit to this town of 6000, Henryetta, OK. I was, with the help of a man with a lot more energy than I seem to possess, Mike Doak, a Vietnam era Marine. Mike seems to know everyone here, does more community service than actual work, and enjoys every minute. With his assistance, I was able to speak at a Lions Club luncheon and the town's Historical Society monthly event. I think I held my own.
The actual Henryetta Vietnam Veterans Memorial was nothing spectacular, but was touchingly composed on a very peaceful alcove off Main Street and maintained perfectly by the local Woodmen of the World staff, of which Mike is the most active.
Nearby in the smaller town of Clearview, Mike and a few vet friends regularly visit to help maintain the local cemetery where rests the remains of the only Henryetta victim of Vietnam. He is an inspiration to me and to the entire town. Semper Fi, Mike.
Off today for Hulbert, OK and Rogers, Arkansas.
Did you make it to the pancake breakfast?
ReplyDeleteYes...turns out it was an inside job after all
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