i looked at your pictures and yes, i also have the before and after ones. once in awhile my wife gets them out and says, honey, look how young and good looking you were. i just look at her and say, that's before and after of all the years married to you did to me. [sMILE} she gives me that elbow in the side and reminds me how lucky i am to still be married to her, almost 38 years. i told her i was going to trade her in for a younger model and she said, you would be laying in bed and waiting for the younger one to undress and when you seen what she has, you would die of a heat attack. yes, i agree with fixing up many of the closed down places and let our vets and their families live there. like you've said, they are already bought and paid for and now just rotting when they could be put to such great use. if the present oberment looked into it, he would probably make them home to all the illegals from every where. what shame it is to not to help our vets. ron