One could see him around town on occasions, driving his pick-up truck, with both a license plate and bumper stickers that identified him as being a survivor of the Indianapolis. One day I saw him at the Safeway and engaged him in conversation, thanking him for his service. We spoke for twenty minutes. He is a gentleman and a hero, that is for certain. I wish him well!
This story will make you cry a little every time it is told, the war was almost over.