Kentucky, 1940... A man crossing the Kentucky River over a swinging bridge. Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky.
I was born during Korea. Two of our Uncles served there. Our Fathers younger Brother Joe was a Catholic Priest and served as a Paratrooper Chaplin. Our Mothers youngest Brother Ralph served as a medic with the 7th Artillery. After one of Uncle Joes jumps to say mass in the field, a tank division picked him up. On the way back, the tanks were fired upon. They called for support from the 7th artillery (code name "Blaster") which is where Uncle Ralph was. The tanks made it to camp safely and the next day Uncle Joe had a driver take him to the Blaster camp. The first image shows our Uncles on that day when they got to see each other in Korea. Uncle Joe passed in the 60's and Uncle Ralph passed last March. We spent a lot of time together over the years. He shared many stories about our Mother who passed when I was 15 months old, our Family history and stories of his time in Korea. Some years ago, I escorted Uncle Ralph on Honor Flight Mission 39. A very moving and memorable experience that I will never forget. In Korea they used a lot of WWII surplus which is what Uncle Ralph's Jeep was. During Honor Flight he got all excited seeing a jeep like the one he had, so I took his picture with it. We made him a memory book from our trip and I noticed he stood by the Jeep in Washington the same way he did in one of the pictures from Korea. I framed the two pictures, cut a base to hold them from a piece of an old maple tree, bought a diecast WWII Jeep and made another memento for him that he absolutely loved. My Cousins let me have the memento after Uncle Ralph passed.
I got to ask what kind of experiment? Must only be dangerous to people in front, since person in back doesn't appear to have helmet on like the two in the front seat.
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