Thread by @thomasbsauer

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1/ For Veterans Day, I’d like to point out someone pretty special.

This is my stepdad, Jim Reeves. Navy Corpsman In Vietnam.

2/ Then spent 22 years with LAPD. Wilshire Division. Homicide. Got shot at his first day on the job.

Thanks to him, I grew up with a deep love and respect for law enforcement, especially LAPD.

3/ He raised my brother and me since we were kids. Saw both of us graduate from the Naval Academy.

He’s always been proud to call us his sons, and we’ve been proud to call him our father, even though it’s always been just “Jimmy.”

4/ Today, Jimmy’s fighting a losing battle against stage four cancer.

The end is in sight.

I’ll spare you the details, but if you’ve watched a loved one go through it, then you know it’s been a rough couple of years, and an especially rough few weeks for all of us.

5/ Jimmy served his country, his community, and his family with incredible honor and distinction.

We all owe him and those like him our gratitude, love, and appreciation.

Part of what Veterans Day is all about.