Plates & fixture machined
Plate mounted to fixture, ready to be machined.
With that said, I want to talk a little about my friend. My friend passed away some time ago, about 20 years or so. May he rest in peace.
Sometime early in his youth he was given up for adoption. When I talk about him to others I've always said that his family is the Army.
He's what some might call a loner and a lifer. He joined a few years before I did. While I was learning to follow, he was being taught how to lead.
His leadership skills were second to none, for he learned those skills at the best school in the land, deep in the heart of Texas. He was a leader of men, before and after me.
Anything that I told him would stay between us. A very select few show such integrity, loyalty, and pride as he did. Never missing a day, such dedication, and commitment.
Well, everybody called him Ugly. Those that did, surely caught his attention with a rise of an upper lip and a snarl. DON'T MESS WITH THIS GUY!
Why I told him all the time that he was getting uglier as the days are getting longer. But when I called him Ugly, he seemed to be just fine with it.
Always happy to see me. Most definitely my best friend in the Army.