DD now has a DD-214 and is a Veteran. Seemingly yesterday she went through the Naval Academy application process but was not granted an eye waiver. She earned her commission through a West Coast NROTC Unit. She invited me, her mother and youngest brother to hike a long trail in Italy. We are having fun eating and seeing the sights as we walk to Rome. She asked me about life after the Navy. I told her she'll miss it and it'll be a little different on the "outside." She knows that and is seeing it now. I'm just a sounding board now as she figures out the next phase of her life. I was lucky to visit her in each of her duty stations and see her off when her ship deployed. I was also pier side in Norfolk when another of her ships returned from deployment. For now, it's been fun reminiscing over wine, prosciutto. pasta, and gelato. Twenty years. Where did they go?