NPC: D-Day Rememberance, Miss you Dad . . . Options

[type47fan]

Truly, the Greatest Generation:

https://www.facebook.com/wayne.cowie.3/post...c&ref=notif

[slowrodent]

My dad was in the 82nd Airborne throughout the war. He made all (possible) 4 combat jumps (including day before D-Day). He was shot and otherwise wounded (shrapnel) on various occasions. I was always been fascinated by his stories as I grew up - more so as I got to be a man myself. Very straightforward, blue-collar, simple-in-the-best-way fellow. Handshake was his word. I will always miss him and the calm-hand perspective he had on living and advice.

That was indeed a superb generation of people.

[jd74914]

My dad was in the 82nd Airborne throughout the war. He made all (possible) 4 combat jumps (including day before D-Day). He was shot and otherwise wounded (shrapnel) on various occasions. I was always been fascinated by his stories as I grew up - more so as I got to be a man myself. Very straightforward, blue-collar, simple-in-the-best-way fellow. Handshake was his word. I will always miss him and the calm-hand perspective he had on living and advice.

That was indeed a superb generation of people.

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@slowrodent Small world. My grandfather made all 4 combat jumps too.

I never knew that until this Memorial Day where at a ceremony in town a current member of the 82nd read a dedication to him. He's one of 13 remaining. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

He was also the first person to drop in a Jeep-a crazy story we always wondered about until one day about 10 years ago he found the commendation letter from Eisenhower.

My brothers and I are all very fortunate to have been able to spend so much time with both him and my maternal grandfather who was a B17 pilot. Each tough as nails and just as humble about it.