This article makes me so sad. My uncle was there. This will be the first reunion he will miss. He has been put in an assisted living facility and his Alzheimer’s makes it impossible for him to be there. We tried to figure it out, but couldn’t.
He also lied about his age to enter the Marines. He wanted to play basketball and they had traveling squads. While up in Alaska, playing, he was told that he would be shipping out for Korea in 2 days. No boot camp, no training of any kind. He learned to shoot a rifle on the ship’s passage. He used to tell amazing tales to his children and nieces and nephews, their children and their children.
Good news in that we do still have him but for how long is not for us to know.
Sorry to hear about your uncle’s condition.