Great story Ron! I used to four wheel drive in those hills many years ago. You almost could not get over any mountain pass for all of the mine shafts.
"A veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." anon
