Since today is Veterans Day, I’d like to give thanks to those in my family who served our country.

So here’s my Dad being visited by my Grandfather Elias and Aunt Sara while in the Navy, alongside a photo of my Uncle Jack that looks as if it was taken in front of scenery in a photographer’s studio.

By the way, Uncle Jack, my father’s brother, who passed away nine years ago, is the man who first turned me on to science fiction by bringing over shopping bags full of books and magazines every weekend when I was a kid.

Thanks, guys!