Now I had made my mind up that unless they were dicks there was going to be no ticket, as the tag was a Purple Heart one, issued only to verified recipients of the award. I conducted my approach to the vehicle and immediately saw Ranger tab floor mats in the vehicle, along with a 75th Ranger Regt. crest.
I was honored to have just stopped Ranger E. Piazza, a 93 year old veteran of WWII and surviving member of Merrill's Marauders. He and his wife are quietly living their remaining days in the upstate of SC, and bent my ear for many minutes after discovering I was a paratrooper and vet of the current conflicts. Just another example of a living breathing Hero and his spouse. Might be short, but I had to share. Great experience....
Of course I have no way of Vetting someone like this, but at 93 I'm going to take his word for it and enjoy the fact that I met another wonderful American.
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