Thanks everyone for the warm welcome, yes aksarben is Nebraska backwards, I only chose that as my screen name cause it popped in to my head at the time, (not because of any Shiners connection - Skip).
I reside in Wolbach, a small town north of Grand Island. My son lives in Va, he served on the Ike.
Kodiak, you must be very proud to have two sons serving our country, what areas are they based?
I look forward to participating here as it already seems like a most friendly place.