“I often wish I thought of doing something like this before my Dad passed.”
It is a great idea, and worth the effort, but sometimes not doable. My dad would not tell me any of his ‘war stories’. He told a very few to my mother, who relayed them to me. When asked, he would confirm they were true but would not elaborate. She was his confidante, not I. He was trying to express his experience in a crucible and I was just wanting an exciting story. So he spoke to her.
This thread makes me miss him so much. I will say this now: God bless our military, the quick and the dead, presently serving to long retired, from the rawest, bald, bewildered recruit to the oldest, most grizzled veteran. If you are one of those, know that you are remembered, appreciated, respected and yes, loved. May God watch over and protect you, now and forever.
I so much appreciated the tribute to our service men and women past and present. So beautifully expressed. I ditto your statements.