I had mentioned that my daughter is in town from
During the commissioning ceremony at UTSA, my daughter gave my son his first official salute. This tradition is especially memorable when the first salute is given by a family member, and several years ago, my son had asked my father, a retired Air Force Chief Master Sergeant, if he would give him his first salute. Needless to say we had to go with Plan “B”, but I’d say my daughter was pretty thrilled to be the stand-in.
But there was still something missing, so we took the party to my parents’ house!
After arriving in 
What he didn't know was that my son had a Silver Dollar to present him following his first official outdoor salute.
The tradition stems from a time when officers were assigned an enlisted man to help them with their uniforms and such. The officer would pay the enlisted guy a dollar a month for the service. 
Now, it is a tradition that when officers in any service are commissioned, they give a silver dollar to the first enlisted member to salute them. So, my daughter got one during the official commissioning ceremony, and my dad got one for our home made outdoor ceremony.
And what did I get after paying for the trip to Florida?
Well, I got the satisfaction of this picture that was taken while I was saluting my son, and I think this one will end up in a frame on a wall.
6 comments:
quite patriotic....a job well done...you should be very proud...
Great pictures. Thanks for your service.
I'm all choked-up over here.
Just proud as heck of all you guys and gals. What a moment--thanks for sharing it with us.
Congratulations!I love the lsat picture. It's worthy of framing...
Okay, as soon as I finish wiping the tears from my eyes I'll get on with this comment...Wow. That last photo just takes the cake. I didn't know about the tradition of the dollars, so I learned a lot, but when I got to that photo your SIL took, that was too much. Thank you and your family for your many years of service to our country.
What a wonderful post! Thanks for sharing. The last picture IS just waiting for a frame!! I can clearly see how pleased and proud your dad is and you, also.
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