Here is another great remembrance by Allie for Veterans Day.
Allie said...
Michael, what a touching and beautiful story, that in itself is a family heirloom. I do think they were the greatest generation, the honor flights and the stories coming out of these few remaining WW2 vets are amazing, yet they tell their stories without any claim to heroism.
My family spent WW2 in Europe, we came to America on the USS General Langfitt, a troop carrier. I took care of a great old gent back when I was still in nursing, I had a rare spare moment to sit and chat, he showed me his WW2 scrapbook, he turned to a page that contained a USS General Langfitt bulletin! He was on the Langfitt on his way to the Philippines in 1945. I then told him that was the same ship I came to America on as a three old old refugee. He died several months later, his family had left an envelope for me in the nursing office, in it was the bulletin! I cherish it and the short time I had to get to know that old Vet.
