A GRAND INTRODUCTION

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  • By Beverly Staggs
  • Searcy, Ark.
Via e-mail --  My husband and I were introduced to Torch magazine yesterday when the parents of Jackson Rogers came to my husband's family practice clinic and showed him the cover story featuring their son ("They Man an Anywhere Ambulance," November/December 2008 issue). My husband, Retired Navy Cmdr. David L. Staggs, delivered Jackson 24 years ago, and I believe I taught his parents Lamaze classes way back then.

We are so proud of Jackson and his service to our country!

Torch magazine, we were delighted to find, is full of well-written, well-designed and well-photographed articles that reaffirm our faith in the U.S. military.

As the grandparents of three little boys, we are using every vacation to indoctrinate them in the love and service of our country by visiting the Naval Air Museum in Pensacola, Fla. They literally sleep in their flight jackets we got them there, and on their Christmas lists this year were requests for new Blue Angels DVDs, since the old ones are worn out!

I trust your calendar will show them that all the military branches do heroic and inspiring work serving our country in other ways ... although it'd be tough to see them join another branch of service. Go Navy!

Thank you for your work and service to keep this country strong and proud. There are many folks like us back here in the daily trenches who applaud your efforts.