This Book is Dedicated

Patricia Ann (nee Uthe) Butler
loved and cherished
daughter-in-law

And

T/Sgt. Larry Lee Lankford, USAF
loved and respected
son-in-law

And

My ancestors and relatives, from the Pilgrims at Plymouth to the American War for Independence, the War Between the States, World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, and other patriotic services,

And To

My Own Comrades in Arms in World War II and
the Korean War
Thousands of whom laid down their lives for
the liberty-loving peoples of the world ....

"Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13)