My Dear Old Dad
This story is not designed to be funny, so if you laugh, I hope it's at your own memories of childhood. Maybe, it will make you think fondly of your own father and how he impacted you for good. May your memories of him be as great as mine of my "dear old dad." This is for my three grown sons... My best work..... This past Memorial Day got me to thinking about my own veteran father. He served in two World Wars and was also in the Army Reserves, for a total lifetime service of 35 years to his country. For my three grown sons, I want to tell them about the MAN I knew, not the soldier. I wrote about that and they all have copies. Dad told his own story because I recorded it on tape in 1978, and practically transcribed it in 2010 for a book my cousins are writing about our family and ancestors. He led an amazing life and certainly left his mark! As I write about my father, his spirit seems to surround me. I can feel his presence. He was the dearest man