Bring On Lemons

Before I share Donald's Gutsy Story, I first want to tell you about a man who has become my friend. I met Donald Dempsey when we worked together promoting his memoir: Betty's Child . He has a fabulous sense of humor and is one of those amazing people who handles life with grace and dignity. His bio doesn't really say enough, but then neither can I - he's just an amazing man and if you want to know more, please check out his memoir: Betty's Child by Donald R Dempsey Now for Donald's Gutsy Story... A huge throng of friends and family were waiting when our C-130’s dumped us on the runways back at Cherry Point , NC .  The larger than normal crowd was probably due to the suicide barracks bombing.  We’d just returned from Beirut , Lebanon in 1983.  The deaths of so many Marines had affected us profoundly.  Some guy’s mother wrapped him in a bear hug, sobbing and shaking as she held him.  I could see we hadn’t been the only ones affected as I stepped around t...