04-05-2005, 02:03 AM
The "Gunner" sure looks sharp in those photos you added, James. Besides eating healthy foods, are you sure it's not that mustache of his that keeps him young? Seeing him in his dress blues upon his retirement I can't help but wonder what was going thru his head when he hung it up for good. I mean, 23 years in the Marine Corps and after all he'd seen and been through I wonder: Was it hard for him to adjust to civilian life? Or was he ready to just "kick back"?
Marilyn
Ha, Marilyn, maybe that mustache has something to do with keeping young in heart and spirit -- and being debonaire and dashing -- I don't have one myself! 
Gunner is a very easy going and relaxed man -- loves reading, listening to Mozart, collecting antique firearms and swapping WW2 yarns and stories. He lives alone -- his wife died many years ago. He is certainly one of my favorite friends -- tender hearted, modest, with a great sense of humor.