I thought this was pretty cool, so I figured I would share it with some of you.

My director at work served was a Marine and served in Vietnam, and was wounded at Monkey Mountain.

He recently made the decision to retire at work, so we had a retirement ceremony the other night. My VP, who is also a Marine and combat veteran, put everything together for the ceremony.

At the end of the night, he was presented with gifts and awards. When it came time for my VPs gift, he gave my director a really sweet engraved KA-BAR knife, which choked my boss up a bit.

After the knife, my VP gave my director his personal NCO sword, which he carried at funerals, weddings, services, and more. Needless to say, there wasn't a dry eye in the house for this moment, and you could really tell it moved my boss. Giving him his NCO sword was such an incredible honor, and really a cool thing.

I'll always remember that I think, because of how serious of a deal that was, and such a sign of mutual respect for each other.

Just wanted to share. Sorry about my crappy story telling, but I'm tired today, heh.