I was saddened to learn, this morning of the passing of Bill Faith, by way of Michelle…

He died of a heart attack and had been in ill health.

Bill ran the blog Small Town Veteran and founded/contributed to Old War Dogs. I linked to his work many times over the years. He was also a valuable commenter here at mm.com. A Vietnam veteran, Bill was a stalwart defender of our armed forces and, as you can see from his blog, a man who loved his family. He described himself as “Baby boomer, nerdy kid, Viet Nam veteran, engineer, daddy, grandpa. Politically incorrect. Proud anti-idiotarian.” The epigram at the top of his personal blog:

“For those who have fought for it, freedom has a taste the protected will never know.”

There are so many things I could say at this point, but will not.

Argghhh!, BLACKFIVE, Confederate Yankee and Old War Dogs all have more, of course.