[Taxman]

You are welcome -- though it was my uncle, not my dad. But I appreciate the thanks. He liked to think that he had done his part to keep America FRee.

Knowing what I know about jungle warfare in the Pacific Theater during WW II, I'd agree with him! For example, he (and many thousands of other young Marines) left San Francisco in late 1942, and did not return until the war was over.

[The longest I was ever deployed, just to show you how "things" have changed, was for 10 months during the Vietnam War. And I was in an aircraft carrier, not in a vermin, disease infested jungle. And there were no snipers!]

My dad, BTW, was born in 1903 -- too young for WW I, and too old for WW II. He tried to enlist, and was turned down, and for whatever reason, was not able to wrangle a commission as a JAG (he was a practicing attorney when the war broke out) officer.

[SAMWolf]

You're right, a lot of people don't realize that the majority of men who served in WWII were in for the duration, not just a 12 month tour.

Your uncle did do his part to keep America Free. Everyone who puts on a uniform does that.

I thank you for your service.