Got a little care package in from Skallywag Cigars and gotta say, thanks for the quick turnaround and extras, really super service. Yes it's F-Rye-Day but it's also National Purple Heart Day honoring our nation's oldest military medal and those who earned it in blood. Smoking an Adventura The Conqueror and sipping some Jefferson's Ocean Voyage 14 at cask strength while I page through one of tbe author program books we supported. Sacrifice Remembered by David Schwind is a look at posthumous awards of the Purple Heart in World War Two. The beautiful, detailed photos of the awards and their engraving ties to individual stories brings home the true meaning of the Purple Heart. Each service is represented and it is amazing to see the medals presented to Lt "Jimmy" Crotty, USCG and SM1 Douglas Munro in such detail. ........... Tonight's toast goes out to a group of true heroes the aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay who were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal for their rescue of two injured firefighters from the Middle Fire, September 6, 2019. The crew conducted multiple hoists at maximum height, 10 yards from an active fire line that surrounded the hoist zone on three sides. Here's to you guys, especially you Graham. ........... "There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism." ~ Alexander Hamilton .......... #purpleheartday #heroes #distiguishedflyingcross #airmedal #flyuscg #uscg #USCoastGuard #cigar #CigarLifestyle #cigarlover #cigarafficionado #adventuracigars #CigarsandWhiskey #TapThatAsh #whiskey #bourbon #jeffersonsbourbon #oceanaged #whiskeylife #WhiskeyLover #WhiskeyAfficionado #hamilton #quote #quotestagram #skallywagcigars #sailorandsticks (at Coastal San Pedro) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDnPk_DH85A/?igshid=nmgxko9a0fw7