My son is home for Spring Break after he had a St. Patrick's Day in DC last night.
They still dig the eye patch.
So, apparently, do the "Rats" at VMI: They call him "Captain Morgan" and bring him coffee every morning. Special stuff.
Last night he stumbled upon a VMI grad who knows one of his professors: "So your are the one-eyed guy, the guy LtCol X talks about. I need to buy you a beer."
And so it goes. Move forward, always move forward, take the hit and move forward.
Here is Jack with his Rat, taken in October of last year: