My name is Mark Bracy.  I am a 100% disabled veteran.  My wife's name is Tina Bracy.  She is also a 100% disabled veteran.  Both of our fathers are veterans (Tina's is deceased) - along with many family members.  We have a unique problem.  Being friends with Nancy Pullen of the NY PGR (who has been helping us), the suggestion was made I contact you (or perhaps you could pass this on to who can help me).  Our son has joined the Air Force and is in Boot until the end of January.  His step-mother (Tina - above) and I cannot attend.  We were counting on his birth mother or sister to make it - they have both cancelled on him.  My son cannot be left standing on the parade field with nobody to tap him out (an important phase of graduation).  Its not right.  I am looking for a PGR member (AF Vet if possible) willing to attend the graduation (I will work with them on base permissions, etc) at Lackland - tap him out - and present him with a flag I am having flown over the capital in his name on his birthday (12/27) which I will have onhand before graduation.  It is important to me he is not left standing on that field with no family to tap him out of formation - and we cannot travel.  There is also an Airman run where they parade past the families that often hold banners of support.  If there is any possibility of having someone (or two) there to hold a banner for my son, I will have one made.  I know this is outside the realm of normal - but it is something that would mean the world to me.  I may be a veteran (8404 Navy / Marine Corpsman) but I am a father first, with a son also willing to serve his country and I am in real need of "normal" being bent if you can see your way to it.  I will do whatever needs done, and provide anything possible to see this happen.  And either way it goes, I want to thank you for all that you do.  We see the good through Nancy, and we are amazed.  Please let me know what you can, when you can.  Or pass this along to those in the correct area who might be able to help me.  I know its a lot to ask.  I very much appreciate your time.  Thank you.  Mark Bracy  