Happy Veteran's Day ...

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Rob1968

We're quickly losing the few remaining WW2 Vets that are still living, and should be very thankful for their, and their fellow servicemenbers contributions to our freedom and liberty.

My Dad, now deceased, served as a Staff Sergeant, in the United States Army, during World War II. He served two years overseas in Africa, and Italy. His unit fought an "infantryman's war", small unit actions waged over some of Europe's most difficult terrain under some of the worst weather conditions found anywhere during World War II. He eventually received a medal for his participation in the Battle of Rome Arno.

Funny thing is that I didn't know about any of this until just a few years ago. When I was a kid, whenever my Dad talked about the war, he talked about how he was a paymaster because he could type, how his "barracks" was a hotel in Rome, how he had an audience with the Pope, and how he had access to his captain's staff car when the captain wasn't using it. I always thought that he carried a typewriter instead of a M1 carbine.

He never talked about the "real" war until my son had to interview a WWII veteran for his high school history project. Then I finally discovered what a real hero my Dad was. WWII vets didn't brag, they fought not for fame, and recognition, but because it was the right thing to do. They just did the job that was put before them. That's why they're the "Greatest Generation".

God bless Dad. Happy Veteran's Day.