Remembrance Day

[RobertInOntario]

My father died Feb 3rd of this year at age 96, a veteran of OMAHA Beach. He refused to speak of that day, and the decoration he received, except to say that it was "hell" itself. He was honored at his funeral by the honor detail from Fort Carson.

Interesting. My Dad really enjoyed talking about the War -- he would go on and on with his stories. My uncle, on the other hand, almost never talks about it. He will only share details with a few very close family members & even this is rare.

I think the difference is that my Dad did not see armed combat but my uncle did. I've heard a theory that if you saw armed combat, you DON'T want to talk about it because it was so horrible. I'm not downplaying my Dad's experience in the war by any means, but I think there might be some truth to this. Even though my Dad's experience was terrifying, it was still not as horrible as armed combat.

At any rate, let us remember those who suffered & died for our countries and freedom from all of our allied nations, especially our closest ones.

Rob