My grandpa served in WWII and after the war gma went to wake him up
once. She went to tickle his feet and he shot out of the chair and
knocked her on her butt. Scaring both of them. From then on she used a
broom to wake him up. But he's got some great stories. We need to get
them on cassette tape so we can transpose them to Digital text.<br><br>
Lance<br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/15/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List</b> <<a href="mailto:gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net">gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Having been raised by a veteran of WWII, I can tell you that his war<br>experiences affected his entire life, and therefore mine also. The ravages<br>of war can have a ripple effect that is pretty hard to measure. I would say
<br>that I have had a lot more to deal with then just "a bit of rationing" and<br>I was born at the end of the war. Wars are necessary to put down evil but<br>those who serve often pay a higher price than just the few years they are in
<br>combat. They bring home some memories that are hard to deal with alone. I<br>only found out about my Dad's war experiences during the last year of his<br>life.<br>Now I understand why he drank as much as he did. Of course I forgave him
<br>and respect his hard work in the service.<br>Carla</blockquote></div>