One of the Good Guys

This Brad with Gabe. Yesterday was Brad's birthday and Gabe baked him a giant cupcake. Brad and my daughter have been buddies since Kindergarten. When he finished school his dad offered him a job at his company. Brad said he wanted to be a Marine. So he did just that. After Afghanistan he came home and took that job with dad. And became one of Gabe's heroes. It's a long story why my daughter is a single mother. Everyone's life has some drama in it,I won't bother you with mine. Her new partner is a fine man that Gabe loves dearly. But she has also let a few others help in his mentoring.Brad is a tall, strong and silent type.God knows what he saw over there. We kind of know what the Corps taught him. But not this. As he held Gabe he hugged him and told Gabe that he made him feel special. And that's the reason for the grin and the thumbs up. Oh yeah one of the good guys.