Happy Easter Dad, it’s been a year since you passed. We hope you heard us today when we came to Harleighs (Veterans) Cemetery to visit you. We are always thinking of you and remembering all the great memories and teachable moments. You may be gone but you’re never forgotten. We love you! ❤️

Photo is of my Dad, Thomas Dykes, at the age of 18, holding the 1969 flag for his Naval Graduation at the US Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, IL

ADJ3, Thomas Dykes, was named Sailor of the Quarter in December 1973, at the Naval Air Facility in Warminster, Pennsylvania. He was an Aviation Jet Mechanic who worked on H-2 and H-3 Helicopters. Article was posted in Courier Times 12/12/1973, Page 31