[BIGLOOK]

That's a great report, Night Owl, and some things you may not have heard before. Sad to say, my father never spoke of his service during WWII and I only learned some of it after his passing. This is a bit strange since I spent my first 12 years as a Navy brat, visited the ships he was on and even had Thanksgiving dinners aboard them. Such was the life of a Navy CPO......duty, family, shipmates and no braggadocio.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I've just started reading....and, yes, stuff I didn't know. I want to get this on paper, in some sort of order, and let him reread it and see if he remembers anything else or wants to change anything while he still can. His hearing is almost gone, even with hearing aids, but his memory seems really good, even tho he is easily confused by things like his computer.

We just never talked about it and he only volunteered a couple stories.