[ansel12]

I met Paul Tibbetts at his book signing at the WWII Museum’s opening of the Pacific Wing. I told him how my mother survived the Hiroshima bombing, moved to America and raised a family. We had come full circle, me telling him this as U.S. Navy chief. He was truly speechless. He signed a copy of his book to my mother. It was a very emotional moment.

I bet that was one of the highlights of his life and that he thought of you and your mother frequently. Tibbetts seems to have been a well-grounded man with a large overview of life and war, and your story would have fit into that, in the flesh.

[ViLaLuz]

I don’t know. It was certainly a highlight for me. It still brings tears to my eyes. It’s like being a bridge with a difficult crossing.