{"id":37,"date":"2008-09-19T20:49:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-20T01:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jewelryelegance.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/2008\/09\/19\/a-trip-to-columbus\/"},"modified":"2008-09-19T20:49:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-20T01:49:00","slug":"a-trip-to-columbus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/jewelryelegance\/2008\/09\/19\/a-trip-to-columbus\/","title":{"rendered":"A Trip to Columbus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_xJueEQ0Cy9Y\/SNRafw7QHRI\/AAAAAAAAAdo\/cQ8bJx00-ZM\/s1600-h\/DSCN4355.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;float: left\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_xJueEQ0Cy9Y\/SNRafw7QHRI\/AAAAAAAAAdo\/cQ8bJx00-ZM\/s200\/DSCN4355.JPG\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Today we took a trip to Columbus, Georgia to attend a Airborne Military Graduation. .  We stared off at 5:45 AM, a horrible early hour, but a long trip, and the Airborne Graduation starts at 9:00 AM. Our daughter Jennifer\u2019s boyfriend is graduating today, time for family support.<\/p>\n<p>On the agenda was a graduation from Fort Benning Airborne Jump School. Brandon is stationed in Seattle, Washington, but he seems to spend a lot of time training in the south.  It\u2019s been so many years since I\u2019ve stepped on a military base, way back in 1967, for my Brother Chips graduation for the Marine Boot camp in Oceanside, California, a different time and a different place.<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_xJueEQ0Cy9Y\/SNRb1PJ0H3I\/AAAAAAAAAd4\/ZXlqDHEf43o\/s1600-h\/DSCN4360.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px;float: right\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_xJueEQ0Cy9Y\/SNRb1PJ0H3I\/AAAAAAAAAd4\/ZXlqDHEf43o\/s200\/DSCN4360.JPG\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m old school, Viet Nam has memories that I still have a hard time dealing with. Both my brother and husband were greatly affected by this war, and both still carry the scars, both emotionally and physically every day. I can\u2019t tell you the apprehension I have today stepping on a military base. Brings back memories that I\u2019m not prepared to deal with, let alone how this will affect my husband. Will his nightmares become more frequent again? Hope not! 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