When I read Daryl's thread...

[Ed62]

"My father asks for nothing", it kind of reminded me of my step father. He served in WWI and WWII. I took a pic of him one day when he was in his 80s. He still had his uniform, and occasionally put it on. Here he is remembering days gone by.


Ed

[BearPipes-1]

That's a wonderful picture.

I mean really, really fine.

[OpaDC]

WOW!!! Awesome picture. That one should be in an archive somewhere.

[Daryl]

Yep, that is a good picture.

[pierhogunn]

That picture is a 1,000 page novel, there is a shocking quality to it, that leaves me feeling smaller, less important, and less deserving in light of what that man did, and what he lived with each day, during his service, and after.

[BobSch]

Ed, that is an amazing picture. A perfect example of what Tom Brokow called The Greatest Generation.

[Mrk67mark]

That is an amazing picture. I could not take my eyes off it. Thanks for posting it.
Mark

[Ed62]

Thanks very much for the generous replies.

He was my mother's first boyfriend. She married another soldier (my father) he was stationed with at Fort Ethan Allen, in Vermont. My Dad died right after I was born. Five years later, she married the man in the picture. He was the only father I ever knew. I do have several pictures of my Dad, who also served in WWI.

Ed

[cgallery]

That picture is a 1,000 page novel, there is a shocking quality to it, that leaves me feeling smaller, less important, and less deserving in light of what that man did, and what he lived with each day, during his service, and after.

I couldn't have said it better, so I'll just +1 this.