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Eric Clapton had many hits but for me this song became his ultimate hit and my “one hit wonder” after my father passed away in my arms on June 20th, 1998. It touches me deeply.
My Father was 83 years old and my rock. It changed me forever!
OOh Rah! Dad. Dignity! Reverence! Respct! Old Guard!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bocDpFVhyDw

112 posted on 04/01/2017 2:10:36 PM PDT by lurked_for_a_decade (Imagination is more important than knowledge! ( e_uid == 0 ) != ( e_uid = 0 ). I Read kernel code.)

To: lurked_for_a_decade

I sat with my Father, who was career Army and retired as a Lt. Col. with only an eighth grade education after 24 years of service from 1940 - 1964/65.

He served in the the Pacific in WWII, in Korea from July 1950 through early April 1952, and helped with logistics in the first years of the Vietnam Conflict.

I watched and felt through my hands his life and soul leave his earthly body. Afterwards I sat on the lawn of the hospital with Arlington National Cemetery visible in the distance. I sat and stared at Arlington for hours at 2 AM in the morning and I new we would say our final good bye there in a few weeks.

It was a rough time in American history and I wish things could have been better between us. In retrospect I’m sure its all good now when we meet again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGDA0Hecw1k

163 posted on 04/01/2017 2:32:26 PM PDT by lurked_for_a_decade (Imagination is more important than knowledge! ( e_uid == 0 ) != ( e_uid = 0 ). I Read kernel code.)

To: lurked_for_a_decade

Eric Clapton is in the RR Hall of Fame three times. Not exactly the poster child for one hit wonders.

171 posted on 04/01/2017 2:35:22 PM PDT by proudpapa (Trump Pence earned it.)

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