A little of Izzy's family history

[izzyscout21]

My dad put this together downstairs at his place, and I really wanted to share.
The basement has become the man cave, but a few sections of wall have scored a special place to both of us. It's our family's little slice of history.....it has become a place where we honor the warriors in our family.
There's a lot more than what I have shown, next time I'm there, I'll try to get some really good pics.

Hope you enjoy.

One of the trinket walls, housing some of our favorite things from childhood through adulthood.
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Dad's deployment wall. A sampling of some of the cool stuff he was able to capture on film:

Top row:
Dad leading a cavalry charge near Baladruz, Iraq

Bottom row:

Firing an Iraqi AK
dad and some buddies at Camp Shelby prior to deployment

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More deployment wall...........that's an authentic Jeb Stuart Cav saber hanging above.............us cav guys like our sabers..............

Left to right:
Dad at NTC
Unit painted rock in Kuwait
Lt. Powell (dad's PL) on top of their FOB holding the Iraqi Flag
Dad holding the Iraqi Flag on top of their FOB
Dad catching a nap
Papaw Jim's Basic basic training class photo
Dad's Basic class photo

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more in next post............

[izzyscout21]

THE Wall:

Every member of our family to wear the uniform over the last century

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[izzyscout21]

Dad:

http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/xx288/2crgrunt/Mobile%20Uploads/0629121228d.jpg

Me:

http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/xx288/2crgrunt/Mobile%20Uploads/0629121228e.jpg

Dad's Order of St. George
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[piranha2]

AWESOME . I know you hold him in high regard, as you should.

[JustAPrepper]

I LOVE this!!

Thank you for sharing!!

[Taz Baby]

WOW Just WOW. Thank You for sharing this, not everyone is able to have something of this in their life. Over the years things get lost, because of moving . You are so lucky to be able to have it. This is truly what a MAN CAVE should be about. Hold it dear to you and take lots more pictures of your family. It may seem silly now but after they are gone you will be glad you did. I get teased a lot about having my camera with me more than my phone. I take pictures of everything, DH says we spend more money on AA batteries than we do on food and gas combined.

[bacpacker]

Awesome post Izzy!

[rentprop1]

thats one hell of a man cave , thumbs up

[izzyscout21]

I'll take some better pic next time I go over. There is lots more to see, but these were the meat and potatoes.

[Gearhead]

Izzy, I hand our trophy of best man cave to your father. Handle it with great pride.

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[Evolver]

Very cool!!!

[GunnerMax]

Heck yes. That is awesome

[Sniper-T]

Thanks for Sharing that Izzy. What a great collection of family history

[Gunfixr]

Man, that is just awesome. There is just so much there to be proud of.

There is just so much there for the rest of us to be thankful of.

Thank You for sharing this, and thank all of your family for your/their service.