We stopped in Brunswick, Georgia to see my cousin, Ron and his family. When Ron and I were small, we lived in St. Louis near each other. Ron was about as close to a brother as I ever had. Like most brothers, when one got into trouble, we were usually both in on it. Diane and Ron raised their two boys while serving in the Coast Guard all over the United States. When my family moved to Oklahoma, Ron and I began to lose track of each other. We were able to catch-up and reconnect. Rob, Ron and Diane's son took this photo with Ron's camera. 
Their grandson, Drake, is four and joined us for dinner - s0 cute. 
Denise is Drake's big sister. She got to visit our RV with her grandparents. It was fun to see her enthusiasm for our way of life. She is in second grade so Penny enjoyed conversation with her. Her interest in science kept me captivated. 
Unfortunately, we didn't get a good photo of everyone. Rob, Ron and Diane's son, is hidden behind Drake. We were delighted to get to know Rob and his wife, Christy.
Ron works for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. On our last day there, he gave us a great tour of this state of the art facility. It was quite impressive and very interesting. These agencies such as the Secret Service, NCIS, Border Patrol, and many more that compose Homeland Security receive training in a variety of disciplines ranging from pursuit driving to marksmanship and other weapons training to explosives ordinance.
This picture, taken off the web photo, is of the memorial to graduates of FLETC, who have been killed in the discharge of their duties. We're extremely grateful for places like this and the people who work and train there.
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