TwoTone
Well-Known Member
So, last weekend we were at Costco... Pretty much a mad house... Noon hour and the boys (and Hilly & I) are hungry, so we decided to grab a Hotdog...
Finding a seat at the few picnic tables there was more of a sport than a casual action... I'm standing in a spot that could be considered the 50-yard line so I can respond quickly to the slightest move by anyone who was finishing up... What I didn't know, was that there was an elderly lady on the 30-yard line doing the same thing...
Needless to say, we met at a table on the 40 at the same time... She looked at me as I sat down to claim my families spot, and said - "Can my husband and I please have the end seats? - he has a bad leg"... And sliding toward the center of the table, Parker and I went...
A few moments later, Hilly & Preston joined us with the Dogs and squeezed in the center... And then our friend's husband joined the table shortly after... His name was Jack...
Jack did indeed have a bum leg... An injury caused in the war... You see, he is a Veteran... A Veteran from WWII... I had the privilege to set and share a table, a meal, and time, with a man that landed on Utah Beach, Normandy... Jack's 98... What an honor that 20 minutes was...
Today, the 11th of November is Veterans Day... If you've ever wondered why Veteran's Day is always on the 11th of November, here's the reason:
World War I ended on November 11, on the 11th hour, in 1918... Today marks the 100th anniversary of a critical point in our history, that has allowed you & me to be free...
Amongst all the divide that is out there in today's politics, I, personally am glad to be an American, free, and to have a voice... But most importantly, I'm thankful for Jack... His bum leg, re-constructed face over a 5 year period (back in a day when our medicine wasn't so advanced), and his proud spirit...
God Bless you, Jack!
Mike
Finding a seat at the few picnic tables there was more of a sport than a casual action... I'm standing in a spot that could be considered the 50-yard line so I can respond quickly to the slightest move by anyone who was finishing up... What I didn't know, was that there was an elderly lady on the 30-yard line doing the same thing...
Needless to say, we met at a table on the 40 at the same time... She looked at me as I sat down to claim my families spot, and said - "Can my husband and I please have the end seats? - he has a bad leg"... And sliding toward the center of the table, Parker and I went...
A few moments later, Hilly & Preston joined us with the Dogs and squeezed in the center... And then our friend's husband joined the table shortly after... His name was Jack...
Jack did indeed have a bum leg... An injury caused in the war... You see, he is a Veteran... A Veteran from WWII... I had the privilege to set and share a table, a meal, and time, with a man that landed on Utah Beach, Normandy... Jack's 98... What an honor that 20 minutes was...
Today, the 11th of November is Veterans Day... If you've ever wondered why Veteran's Day is always on the 11th of November, here's the reason:
World War I ended on November 11, on the 11th hour, in 1918... Today marks the 100th anniversary of a critical point in our history, that has allowed you & me to be free...
Amongst all the divide that is out there in today's politics, I, personally am glad to be an American, free, and to have a voice... But most importantly, I'm thankful for Jack... His bum leg, re-constructed face over a 5 year period (back in a day when our medicine wasn't so advanced), and his proud spirit...
God Bless you, Jack!
Mike