Humor in Uniform 5/8/2010

[R J]

5/8/2010
Loading my jeep with a generator, gas and other necessary items for flood victims in Warren, Minn., I drove to a National Guard checkpoint and flashed my fire department badge to get past.  The Guardsman waved me through with a picture-perfect salute, and my chest swelled with pride at the show of respect.   On my way back out, I stopped to talk to the soldier and thanked him for the salute.  “That wasn’t a salute, sir,” he told me.  “I was just showing you how deep the water was.”                         
Pat Collins