It’s been 100 years since we entered the Great War, the war to end all wars, WWI. Not much has been written today about the men and women who gave their lives for freedom.
When I went into the Air Force in 1962 my Grandpa Bill was still alive and finally spoke about his service in the U.S. Army and his duty in France. He told me about “his soldiers,” who suffered from mustard gas and the loss of lives. He lived through WWII and wanted to serve again but was declined because of his age and being a family man.
Sadly he passed away in 1964. I think of him often and how hard he worked to raise a family during the depression and the recovery. He admired President Kennedy and often said, “our country was in great hands.
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Jack Combs
It’s been 100 years since we entered the Great War, the war to end all wars, WWI. Not much has been written today about the men and women who gave their lives for freedom.
When I went into the Air Force in 1962 my Grandpa Bill was still alive and finally spoke about his service in the U.S. Army and his duty in France. He told me about “his soldiers,” who suffered from mustard gas and the loss of lives. He lived through WWII and wanted to serve again but was declined because of his age and being a family man.
Sadly he passed away in 1964. I think of him often and how hard he worked to raise a family during the depression and the recovery. He admired President Kennedy and often said, “our country was in great hands.
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