She went back home and he and I kept talking. He told me that there was a lot of stuff he couldn't tell her and even more he could not talk about ever.
I never pressed the issue because I had seen that same look in my fathers eyes when he talked about the Korean war.
I often wonder if our Country still has the character to pull together to put down an oppressive tyrant like that again.
It is amazing what those guys went through, and then to come back and be leaders in society as well. I met an old couple and noticed the guy’s Navy tattoo and commented. He sort of grunted. His wife did the talking. She said “Harry was at D-Day.” He grunted. All I could do his shake his hand again.
He did talk a bit when his wife mentioned a Higgin’s Boat (he was the driver) and I surprised him by knowing what it was.
I think that the young people in our military would be up for the challenge again. But our leaders, and the rest of society? Nope.