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Today is a National Holiday to remember those who’ve served our country in maintaining its freedom. My dad enlisted in the Navy when he was still a teenager and traveled overseas on an aircraft carrier in World War II. Many of the stories he regaled me with while I was growing up are still etched in my memory. When I played taps on my trumpet as a girl, his eyes would glaze over and I’d lose him momentarily; the sound of low-flying planes overhead turned his thoughts inward. To this day, each time I perform the side stroke in my pool, I imagine my dad doing this same thing almost 70 years ago, a cigarette balanced between his lips. And I’m fascinated by ships. I toured the Queen Mary in Long Beach (where my dad and mom once lived) and absorbed the history of the Titanic Exhibit in Vegas. I think it’s because I’m my father’s daughter.
Is there a vet in your life who you remember today?
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Nov 12, 2012 @ 17:23:36
My maternal grandfather, Jack Jefferson Jennings was a marine and there was been subsequent marines in my life that have played integral roles in my life and personal development. One specifically (A.P.) who helped me through one of the most difficult years of my life, for no reason other than he was my friend. Thank you. The farther away I get from that period of time the more amazed I am that this person volunteered to be my partner in such a heart wrenching situation.
Nov 13, 2012 @ 04:27:04
~ thank you for sharing. It takes a special kind of person to choose this kind of life. And it sounds like it was simply A.P.’s makeup to live it out through your friendship.