Walking into Eugene Mosely’s apartment, there are so many pictures on the walls that it’s hard for a visitor not to allow them to grab their immediate attention. Pictures of his late parents, siblings, grandparents, nieces, nephews, and the people who he calls family, despite them not being a part of his bloodline.
“You are born with your blood family. You don’t have a choice. But I learned that there is another family that you can pick and choose,” Moseley said.
A self-described “talker,” Moseley makes friends everywhere he goes, and those connections have helped him throughout the many moves in his life, from his native Virginia to Colorado, California, Washington, D.C., Maryland, and finally to Georgia. Through all of these moves, which include a stint in the military, Mosely believes his steps have been ordained by God. He said the past decade-plus “has been totally spiritual”.
“My life has been so amazing,” Moseley, 68, said. “God has always had a plan for wherever I have been and where I will be next.”
This year marks the 71st anniversary of Veterans Day, which takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 11. On a warm Thursday afternoon, a few days before the nation celebrated the men and women who protect this country, Mosley is wearing a new black U.S. Army Veteran cap. He hadn’t previously owned one, but proud of his eight-year career, he now routinely dons one of the two caps he has whenever he can…