You old softie! The photos are wonderful. Thank your lucky stars you still have yours. The one of your dad with his GI buddies sparks a memory of an uncle who was among the crew of one of those huge lumbering aircraft of WWII. We've lived through some truly memorable historical events. Thanks for sharing.
Harry Truman saved my dad’s life when he dropped the bomb ending the war while my dad was on a troopship on his way to what would have been the invasion of the Japanese main islands.
Wow! Talk about close calls. We never know how close we come to be squashed like a bug until after we aren't and all is done. I really don't care anything about seeing nuclear war, but my chances grow with each passing day, I believe. Radiation poisoning is a truly painful way to go, isn't it? My imagination running away with me....take care of yourself, Lee, and I'll try to do the same.
Dad had trained as a combat engineer. The unit he was assigned to had been scheduled to go in ahead of the first wave to blow up the tank traps on the beaches. As for me . . .
You old softie! The photos are wonderful. Thank your lucky stars you still have yours. The one of your dad with his GI buddies sparks a memory of an uncle who was among the crew of one of those huge lumbering aircraft of WWII. We've lived through some truly memorable historical events. Thanks for sharing.
Harry Truman saved my dad’s life when he dropped the bomb ending the war while my dad was on a troopship on his way to what would have been the invasion of the Japanese main islands.
Wow! Talk about close calls. We never know how close we come to be squashed like a bug until after we aren't and all is done. I really don't care anything about seeing nuclear war, but my chances grow with each passing day, I believe. Radiation poisoning is a truly painful way to go, isn't it? My imagination running away with me....take care of yourself, Lee, and I'll try to do the same.
Dad had trained as a combat engineer. The unit he was assigned to had been scheduled to go in ahead of the first wave to blow up the tank traps on the beaches. As for me . . .
STANDING ALERT
Hoarfrost on contact,
his breath hung in cold air.
Frozen fingers fumbled safety wires
on the Mark 7 atomic bomb.
In the bomb bay too,
The 23 year-old first lieutenant
14 months on active duty.
A nuclear weapons alert duty officer,
The Cuban missile crisis just done.
Your photos and comments made me cry. I loved them very much!!
Sorry you cried. Glad you loved them.
Leland,
We see the deep love
of a father
in these photos of your son.
And we feel
that same deep love
in your father.
It is tender
so moving and lovely
how you honor
both your father
and your son
on Father's Day.
They both deserve it. Thank you.