This past spring brought our family several amazing celebrations. In April, I attended the Army ROTC military ball with my son, Matt, at Xavier University.
In early May, we flew to Florida to attend the ROTC commissioning and graduation of my son, Sean and his girlfriend, Claire, from the USF ROTC program. Last week, [...]

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This weekend is Xavier University’s (Cincinnati) Army ROTC commissioning ceremony and senior graduation.
There are nearly 20 cadets that will become a 2nd LT. on Friday, all to be sent to various assignments around the country. Some will be deployed this year, some not, depending on what their permanent duty station and unit is.
My second [...]

After Sean’s commissioning ceremony, earlier this month, it was time to head back home. We dropped the rental car off and boarded the shuttle bus to the terminal at the Orlando airport.
The bus was full, mostly of Disney guests whose “magical vacations” had ended and were on their way home. Getting on the [...]