Gerald Ford, park ranger

Kurt Repanshek, over at National Parks Traveler, has a nice remembrance of the 38th president’s brief (1936) career as a seasonal ranger at Yellowstone National Park. Kurt’s essay features a wonderful photograph of Mr. Ford wearing the typical ranger’s uniform of the day. President Ford was a great gentleman; an honest man who tried to do the right thing on behalf of his constituents. I didn’t enlist in the Air Force until after the first two years of President Carter’s tenure in the White House, but I well remember President Ford’s career in public service.