to all : The letter writer Ed, is a great guy. And a greater human being. I am humbled to be his friend, and I consider him one of my better friends. I have watched him go from a healthy zany guy, like you and me, into this unjust condition he is in now in two years time. It is heart breaking to say the least
Ed served our country for I believe 2 tours in a special forces ops unit during Vietnam when so many others [ our politicians included ] were running over the border or getting medical deferments. His wife is a lovely lady with, as Ed said, multiple sclerosis. They have been dealt a double blow, yet somehow they maintain their optimism and love of life.
If you need a tax writeoff, or if you feel compelled to lend a fellow Civil War collector a hand, I urge you to help in any way you can. Or, at least keep them in your thoughts and prayers, " but for the grace of God, so go I.."