It is Remembrance Day, and I thought to write a little post about my deceased father-in-law, a WW2 soldier.
I’ve been thinking about my Grampa a lot lately. Maybe because I recently got to see the inside of a tank and even though I was told it was a lot “roomier” than the one that my Grampa drove through France and Italy, it was still MUCH too cramped for me to contemplate. How fortunate and grateful I am that Canadians like my grandfather went to war so I don’t have to.Thank you to those who have, and do, serve.Lest we forget.
Lest we forget!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely tribute from Shauna.
ReplyDeleteIndeed.
ReplyDeleteA fitting tribute.
ReplyDeleteLest we forget, indeed. I'm wearing my poppy and remembering all who served, including my dad.
ReplyDeleteI love that this was written by Shauna, his granddaughter. It speaks well of your family, AC.
ReplyDeleteLove that you posted what Shauna has to say!
ReplyDeleteWell, we end up with 2 holidays, Memorial day in May, for those who have fallen. And today, Veterans day, which honors all who served and are still serving...based on the Nov 11 armistice day from WW I. You must tell Shauna that she writes very well about her granddad.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written! I can't imagine what those world war veterans endured.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this. I'm afraid too many in US have forgotten or misremembered.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
ReplyDeleteA nice tribute written by your daughter.
ReplyDeleteVery, very nice! I have been thinking a lot about my Dad today….. he too was in WW II…. He served in the 101st Airborne Division.
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Lest we forget...from your lips to God's ears.
ReplyDeleteA few months ago, we also saw the cramped interior of tanks and wondered the same as Shauna.
ReplyDeleteThat generation was amazing, both in its willingness to fight and in its strength afterward. My father was Navy, JG's father an artillery spotter in the Italian campaign. What they endured!
ReplyDeleteYou look like him, I think.
This was lovely!
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful tribute from Shauna. What a handsome man her grandfather was.
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