My husband is a Vietnam Vet. His dad was a navigator on a B-17 and shot down spending a year as a POW in Germany. For the dozen years I knew him before he passed away, he never talked of the War. But our son became fascinated by the aircraft of WWII and did so much research he could name every type of aircraft flown in that war. His dad,…
My husband is a Vietnam Vet. His dad was a navigator on a B-17 and shot down spending a year as a POW in Germany. For the dozen years I knew him before he passed away, he never talked of the War. But our son became fascinated by the aircraft of WWII and did so much research he could name every type of aircraft flown in that war. His dad, my husband, was a gunnery chief on a Howitzer gun and served on several LZ’s in night fights. He never talked about his time either until a military reunion group was formed. We attended one reunion and he spent hours talking to men he had not seen or heard from for 30 years. It was very revealing.
Today I volunteered lunch at our church day school. A 7th grade boy was writing the date down for snacks and I asked him if he knew what today was, and he said, Veteran’s Day. I asked him he knew it was the 11th hour, of the 11th day of the 11th month that the Armistice was signed to end WWI, and he recited it right with me. I was mildly surprised that he knew this, but also knew he is a Scout. The one day they haven’t made into a Monday holiday.
My husband is a Vietnam Vet. His dad was a navigator on a B-17 and shot down spending a year as a POW in Germany. For the dozen years I knew him before he passed away, he never talked of the War. But our son became fascinated by the aircraft of WWII and did so much research he could name every type of aircraft flown in that war. His dad, my husband, was a gunnery chief on a Howitzer gun and served on several LZ’s in night fights. He never talked about his time either until a military reunion group was formed. We attended one reunion and he spent hours talking to men he had not seen or heard from for 30 years. It was very revealing.
Today I volunteered lunch at our church day school. A 7th grade boy was writing the date down for snacks and I asked him if he knew what today was, and he said, Veteran’s Day. I asked him he knew it was the 11th hour, of the 11th day of the 11th month that the Armistice was signed to end WWI, and he recited it right with me. I was mildly surprised that he knew this, but also knew he is a Scout. The one day they haven’t made into a Monday holiday.
That is wonderful to hear!