[GOPJ]

had an uncle who took the very expensive (for his father) week-long boat ride over from Italy at 16, only to be sent back because he had Pink Eye. Grandpa got to pay for 3 extra crossings due to that and did, how I don’t know, he was just a chef. Uncle John spoke Italian, French, German and English and was drafted and put in intelligence during WWII which became his career as a State Dept Spook. When the Prime Minister of Italy visited President Kennedy, Uncle John was the interpreter, complete with a photo in the Oval Office of him with both leaders. It was quite exciting.

That's a really cool family story. I hope you have a copy of the picture for kids and grandkids, brothers and sisters and maybe freepers some day.

[SaxxonWoods]

Thanks for your kind comment. The picture was in Life Magazine and it should be in the old family photo box, my sister has custody of it. Uncle used to take me into the White House to wander around, he could go anywhere. We virtually bumped into Daddy Bush and two cabinet members at a hallway intersection one day, they just smiled, nodded and kept walking. Uncle’s last position was Consul General to Genoa, Italy. Consul Generals are all Spooks of course, conduits for “quiet” communications, etc.