Seeing as the topic of military service has been brought up several times on the board, and I recall a poll about those having served in the military, I thought I'd post this. Most everyone here knows what I look like now and where my life has taken me since my AF days. So, the difference is almost striking. Mom scanned this and sent it to me the other day. Judging from my rank and the lack of a National Defense ribbon on my jacket, I would guess this picture was taken sometime right before or possibly right after September 11, 2001 (NDSM was awarded a couple of months after the attacks.)