Dear Folks, I had an appointment up at the VA hospital in Buffalo this afternoon and after the whole routine of being examined by ENT, having a chest X-Ray and then waiting for my prescription to be filled out, I was almost on my way to drive back home when I figured that I better go to the bathroom before I left the hospital. As I walked down the corridor and turned toward the Ladies Room I heard a voice behind me. "Vee?" I turned around and stared at the woman and instantly recognized her as Kathy. I said, "Kathy?" and at that instant we really recognized each other and exchanged a warm hug. And here's the thing of it. While I was on active duty at the Navy Recruiting District Buffalo Headquarters in the mid 1970s to mid 1980s, Kathy worked there also as a Civil Servant. As a result we both suffered through the tyrannical atmosphere for over eight years. And if it weren't for our mutual sense of humor, we would never have survived those years. It's been almost 25 years since we've seen each other. Kathy has now been working at the VA Hospital in Buffalo for ages and she's counting the number of months (years) when she can retire. We stood in the corridor and tried to bring both of us up to date as to what's been happening to each of us over the years. I guess we exchanged the most dismal aspects of our lives since then but came to the conclusion that that's what life is all about. We're both still surviving and will continue to survive as long as the Lord wants us to. We gave each other a really warm hug when we parted both of us promised to pray for each other Now you don't often witness such a reunion in the Buffalo VA Hospital on a daily basis vee