Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Theodore Mataxis Jr., left, and his son, U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Theodore Mataxis III, are shown at Ste. Mere Eglise Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 17, 2013. The drop zone holds a special place for the Mataxis family because it is where father pinned son with the same captain bars that he received from his father, retired Brig. Gen. Theodore Mataxis Sr., during a military deployment to Vietnam. (Photo by Timothy L. Hale/www.timothyhale.com)