My father enlisted at 17 after Pearl Harbor Day and spent most of the war in England working on planes for Omar Bradley and “ordinary” pilots too. He said if he couldn’t fly himself he was not getting in a plane with someone else.
My Dad served four years on the destroyer U.S.S. Kidd in the Pacific, Jeff. He was injured when a Japanese kamikaze plane hit his ship. My Dad was awarded a Purple Heart.
I too was in the service, U.S. Army tank battalion. This was just about the time of the Berlin Wall Crisis (am I dating myself?) and I was a tank driver, gunner, commander, trainer. Stayed at Ft. Knox the whole time. So I guess I didn’t do much, but a lot of others did, and I appreciate their efforts, then and now.
We had a friend who served in Vietnam when there were hardly any troops there in the very early 60’s before the buildup. It was quite a different perspective.
My father was a Navy corpsman who hit the beaches with the Marines. He was shot in the leg during one of those actions. Uncle George was in the 11th Airborne and Uncle Baggybutt was a Marine. I was in Nam with two different engineer companies.
You’re welcome.
Everyone should thank a veteran today, Bob. Your service is much appreciated!
I give thanks for all of our veterans–particularly my sister who just retired this year after 25 years of serving our country in the Air Force.
I give thanks, too, Deb. Your sister deserves our profound thanks for 25 years of service.
Amen. Thanks, Cap’n.
My father enlisted at 17 after Pearl Harbor Day and spent most of the war in England working on planes for Omar Bradley and “ordinary” pilots too. He said if he couldn’t fly himself he was not getting in a plane with someone else.
My Dad served four years on the destroyer U.S.S. Kidd in the Pacific, Jeff. He was injured when a Japanese kamikaze plane hit his ship. My Dad was awarded a Purple Heart.
I too was in the service, U.S. Army tank battalion. This was just about the time of the Berlin Wall Crisis (am I dating myself?) and I was a tank driver, gunner, commander, trainer. Stayed at Ft. Knox the whole time. So I guess I didn’t do much, but a lot of others did, and I appreciate their efforts, then and now.
You did a lot, Rick. And I appreciate it.
We had a friend who served in Vietnam when there were hardly any troops there in the very early 60’s before the buildup. It was quite a different perspective.
My father was a Navy corpsman who hit the beaches with the Marines. He was shot in the leg during one of those actions. Uncle George was in the 11th Airborne and Uncle Baggybutt was a Marine. I was in Nam with two different engineer companies.