Congrats to your friend!
I find myself content working in the flower garden, the yard on occasion and dorking around with my coin hobby. Spending more time these days getting out and hanging with other vets. That has led to providing more purpose for me in community service events and stuff like Toys for Tots.
Yeah man, the bloke has been through the wringer if you know what I mean (which you do) and he deserves his retirement. He's made some smart moves, worked hard at it and throughout his working life, so he deserves what he's created.
This is good to hear, they need it and small acts like this often mean big things to those who are so often cast aside once their service ends.