Memory Day: Snapshots

This picture was taken 18 years ago on May 17, 1998.

It was graduation day on the campus of UVa, and my sister was matriculating with a high quality bachelor's degree. My uncle and grandfather came down for the ceremony as well, and we all (except my sister) piled into the Dodge Spirit to make the cramped trip down to Charlottesville for the day, where we heard a forgettable commencement speech by former Governor and brief Republican presidential candidate, Jim Gilmore.

I even dressed up -- my shirt had a collar.