A Different Veterans Day Tribute

The day Paul Riley saved my life

Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge (photo by Andrea Ferrea, Google)

I was an “A-School” student at the Navy’s School of Music in the early ’80s. Located in Norfolk-Virginia Beach, the school still provides a six-month basic course for Sailors, Marines, and Soldiers fresh from Bootcamp on their way to the fleet or field as military musicians.