In the last five years, I've come to find out that my brother's Father-in-Law is a WWII vet. He's 97 now, still drives a lot, still has a sharp mind. He was mowing his lawn the last time we talked a few years ago. For much of the time I've known him, he worked as a bag boy at a Publix grocery store although he was a retired banker, but that ended around ten years ago. He's the first WWII vet I've known in years. I'll use the term, "tough old bird". Maybe on Christmas, I can get a few stories out of him but he hasn't made one of the holiday events at my brother's house in three years, now.
I had the honor of working closely with many WWII vets on the Iowa.
ReplyDelete"Tough Old Birds" describes them to a tee, along with humble. Even the guys I talked to that clanked when they walked, as proven by their medals and awards, all said they were just doing their job.
Amazing men.....