There are a few times each year where I get personal in this space. It's not often, it's not too personal, but if it annoys you... shut it and come back tomorrow.

Memorial Day is my favorite holiday around DC. Unlike most of the others, it's not just a day off or a time to see a parade or just a day with lousy Metro service... though all are true. The real highlight of the weekend for me is Rolling Thunder. Of course, I didn't get to see it the same was as my friend S Dawn Jones (USMC) who covered it from the White House.

But I've been thinking quite a bit lately about the people that I look up to and have admired in business, life, etc and I found a couple common threads that tie most of them together. The single most common thread is serving in the military. So here - in roughly chronological order - are some people I'd like to thank: