My dad's first name was George. He was born on February 22, George Washington's birthday at George Washington's Mt. Vernon in Virginia, where his mom worked at the time.

My dad served in the Navy in WWII. He served on two ships in the Pacific, the Concord and the Valley Forge, both names associated with George Washington.

During America's bicentennial celebration in 1976, our local paper did a feature story on all the strange connections my dad had to George Washington.

He only talked about it once

My dad only talked about how he got a medal in WWII one time.

His ship had been hit, was on fire and taking on water. He and a buddy went below and began pulling men out of the mess below. He pulled up guys that were struggling but unhurt, guys that were wounded, guys that were dead, and grabbed one guy by the hair, and came up with just a head.

He only talked about it one time.

Always knew he loved me

My dad passed several years ago in 1997. He was not much for demonstrating his emotions. But I always knew that he loved me.

My heartfelt genuine thanks to my dad and all the other veterans out there.

Jeff Herring

Jeff is a marriage and family therapist, singles and relationship coach, mentor coach, speaker, syndicated relationship columnist and author.

Jeff has a full time private practice in Tallahassee in which he specializes in couples, teen and parent counseling. He also is a relationship coach specializing in working with couples and singles. Some of his professional activities include:

==> Internationally syndicated relationship columnist through Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Services, with a weekly readership of over 10 million worldwide

==> Sought after speaker for organizations, associations, churches, and corporations

==>Twice weekly appearances on The Steve and Sara Show on Magic 107.1

==> Author of "Keep the Changes: 52 Tools for Successful Living" a collection of his best columns, as well as several e-books including "How to Create a Passionate and Loving Relationship.........Forever," "How to Beat the BOZOs: Dealing with difficult people without becoming one," and "Tame Your Teen: THE survival guide for parenting your teenager.

==> Founder and CEO of TheArticleGuy.com

==> Founder and CEO of SecretsofGreatRelationships.com

==> Founder and CEO of ParentingYourTeeanger.com

==> Founder and CEO of ToolsforSuccessfulLiving.com

==> President of BuildingYourIdealPractice.com

==> President of ConsciousDatingTallahassee.com