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A Tribute to My Dad on Veterans Day

November 11, 2014 by Christina

Daddy
Robert D. Paier March 26, 1943 – January 10, 1991

Today is Veterans Day, and I couldn’t let it go by without honoring my Dad. Here is a picture that he sent home while serving in Vietnam. It’s very faded so you can’t see well, but he wrote, “Pray for peace or I’ll kill ya!”

Daddy enlisted in the Army after graduating from Columbia University in New York. His degree was in Psychology but he also had a knack for languages. Immediately after boot camp he was sent to Army Linguistics School where he learned to speak Vietnamese. He then went on to serve two tours in Vietnam in military intelligence as an interrogator in the 1st Calvary Division.

Today I thank God for the men and women of the armed forces whose sacrifices, among other things, permit me to enjoy my religious freedom. We, in this country, reap with joy what others have sown in blood and tears. I am especially thankful for a father who took his responsibility to his daughter seriously. I love you Daddy!

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  1. Diane Bucknell says

    November 11, 2014 at 10:43 am

    Loved this Christina . And I can see where you got your humor!

    • Christina says

      November 11, 2014 at 2:51 pm

      Thank you, Diane. And I’m so thankful for the tribute you posted today at Theology for Girls. Between you and Robert, you’ve got some history. I thank God for the men and women who serve their country — but also for the ones who, in His Providence, were part of us! Love you!

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