Today my family went to a rather large fair in Winston Salem. I went kilted for the first time in public. I received numerous positive comments and no negative ones. A couple of guys asked where I bought my kilt (I wore an U.S. Army tartan Sport Kilt).

I ran into several friends who were surprised to see me in a kilt; however, they said it "looked good" on me.

I had a fellow veteran ask me what tartan I was wearing. Needless to say, my response sparked a conversation regarding our respective years of service.

For any newbies who are considering wearing a kilt in public and are experiencing "cold feet," I would say that I encountered easily a thousand people today and did not receive a single negative comment or remark from anyone.

I continue to appreciate this "kilted community" and the members who belong to it.