To people who don't understand how behind our military was at the advent of WWII...when my dad finished basic he was sent to Ft. Snelling, Minnesota. It was a WOOD STOCKADE fort, they still had mules, and my dad was paid in stacks of silver dollars!
My dad had a few months of enlistment to go when Pearl Harbor was attacked, and he remained in the Army for the duration. He was in North Africa and then Italy and won two Bronze Stars.
Thank you to all of our vets, and thanks to my dad, who would, I think, be very proud of our current miltary.
...He's very proud of our country, proud of his service and a huge President Bush fan.
...He always votes and wanted to do so in person, not absentee--we did early voting....
..so I took him and he hobbled up and waited in line (I found him a chair)....
..and he voted, but was darn upset they didn't have a little I voted sticker to give him.
He was 19 when he enlisted, just a skinny kid.
There are 19 year olds fighting today and fighting hard.
Nice story about your dad (sheesh somebody stole his books and clothes!?)
My dad and f-i-l were both on ships in the Pacific. God Bless all our veterans, especially our VietNam vets.
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