Remembering the Past

Yesterday we passed by Brunswick, Georgia as we drove to Orlando. Mike did some of his early Naval Air training at a small base there. We had some friends who were also training there at the same time. One of them was a St. Simon's Island native, Dave Everett. He and his wife were both from the area.

Dave went on to fly F-4s while Mike went to fly the A-3. A little later we heard that he had been shot down over Vietnam and was taken prisoner. He came home in 1973. We were thinking of him as we got near Brunswick.

We stopped at the rest area there and took a walk. Up ahead we saw a marker and went to take a look. Imagine our surprise as we read the marker that commemorated our Armed Forces members who defend us dedicated to David Everett of the US Navy, a returned POW. I am including both a link to a short bio of Dave and a photo of the marker. This is already a very interesting trip and bringing back memories is just part of it.

http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=1823