Disclaimer: I do not own JAG or their characters. They belong to DPB, Paramount Pictures, Inc., CBS and DPB Productions. Thomas Burnett is mine as well as Justin Burnett.

Summary: A New Love comes into Adelle's life. Will her family and especially her brother accept him in her life? Or will things become strained between Adelle and her family only to come full circle with the marriage of one of Adelle's nephews will things be straightened out or stay the same.

A/N: This is part of where AJ Chedwiggen is a Lt. In the Navy and a Navy SEAL and serving in Vietnam. This is from his family's point of view and the support of him being in the military fighting for the freedom of a nation. Ours.

A/N: Sorry this took so long. Kids and life got in the way. I hope everything make sense to you. It has not been beta'ed. Mistakes are mine and mine alone.

Chapter Seven

When Frank, Justin, Adelle and the children returned to Frank and Trish's home they found a thirteen year old boy out on the deck sprawled out enjoying the sun.

Frank went up to him after Trish shook her head that she was unable to get him in from outside to get ready for their guests. He walked up to Harm and waited for Harm to acknowledge him.

Frank saw the head tilt to one side in that Harm had acknowlege him. "You know your mother is wanting for you to greet our guests, I sure wouldn't want to disappoint the man who served with my father be got hung out to dry because of my rudeness." Frank let that sink in a little then added, "Justin is getting married where your mother and your dad got married and I hear that Chaplain Turner is going to perform the ceremony. It is time to mend old wounds with the people who care about you and let them back in your life. Harm follow your heart where your father is concerned, it has never let you down yet don't let it down now."

Frank got up and went back into the house and noticed that his step-son had followed him in. At thirteen Harm Jr. was going to be as tall as his father some day, but until then he knew he needed to heed his step-fathers advice and join the family and introduce himself to the one person served with his father.

As they both walked in to the family room, Trish got up and made the introductions. She noticed that Justin was studying Harm a little bit to closely, and looked at Frank and he very lightly shook his head as if to say 'not now let it runs course.'

Justin got up, and looked at the teenager up and down. He got white as a sheet and sat back down. Harm being the concerned guy that he was even at thirteen, went over to Justin.

"Sir, are you ok?" Harm asked

Justin looked at him and said in barely a whisper, "You look a lot like your father".

Frank understood what was going and said, "Justin, why don't you tell Harm and his Mom about him."

Justin took a couple of deep breaths, then started explaining. "I met your father right after I arrived on USS Ticonderga. I was fresh out of the Academy and was at my first posting. At the Academy I had studied mechanics and a little bit of engineering. The Captain said that I was to start working on getting the planes ready to head out because they were going to on a mission and they needed the planes ready for it. As I walked on deck to look over the one plane that needed to be ready, this guy walked over and said "You going to be working on the planes" and I said "Yes I am" and he said "Good, you can start on mine, when you get start on Tongs". When I got done with the plane, and he tested it out he said that I could be his plane captian. From then on I was with him when he got into his plane. Most of the guys who did not like me started to make fun of me because of my slow thinking ways, but my pilot said that if he heard of them making fun of me in the mess or out on the deck he was going to make them do push ups. Nobody messed with me after that." Justin started getting choked up for minute then continued, "A couple days before Christmas Eve of 1969 he gave me a compliment.. Then it was Christmas Eve, and I was too busy with the planes that I did not know who came back and who didn't until they started reading the names, and then I knew from his call sign that they read off that he did not come back."

Justin paused waiting for eveything to sink in and then said "Your father was the pilot to the plane that I was working on. I did not know who is was until one of my shipmates pointed out to me that I was talking to the top pilot on the ship." He waited a little bit and then said let me introduce myself Lt. Commander Justin Burnett and I was your fathers plane captain on the Ticonderga."

Harm listened to all that Justin had to say, then when he introduced himself properly Harm about balled his eyes out. He remembered his mother letting him listen to one tape in particular about a plane captain that got his plane ship shape for flying. Harm swallowed and then introduced himself, " I am Harmon Rabb Jr. nice to meet you"

From that day on Harm admired his step-uncle for his tenacity and hard work for what ever he did.