Forgive me Ryan for sharing my hero on this memorial day weekend

I think I am going to visit my grandfathers grave today and tell him thanks(for alot of things besides his service in WWII). He's been gone for ten years and not a day goes by that I hear a hammer or see a construction guy in old overalls that I don't think of him. God bless

 

Great storey.

I am going to call my dad (retired after 30 years with the RCMP) and I already miss my grandpa. He rarely talked about the war but was in it from 39-46 and was at Dieppe, Normandy, and made his way through europe all the way to berlin. Including the camps.

Those two are my hero's. But don't tell em I said that.

 

Just read in today's paper that there are only 3 known WW I (The Great War)vets alive today in the USA. God Bless them and ALL veterans past and present.

 

Cob I may never be able to shake your hand, To me your story
is Relativity the H.A.M.B Thanks lb+1

 

Well said Cob. Without men like your dad.....there is no HAMB.

Thank you.

Matt

 

Bump to ya Cob . thank you

 

damn u Cob, ya made me cry...........
you have a great hero like myself, my "DAD", I couldnt ask for a better person to have as a father & he did a damn good job too. Not bad for a travern owner turned bible salesman, he raised us kids to do the right thing & if we didnt we all knew there would be hell to pay. Even after we grew up & left home he'd still have his 2cents to put in if we ****ed up. And like your dad, mine was a jack of all trades & a master of none.
With my own hero(when growing up) gone he will forever be in my heart, mind & soul & w/my youngest hero(my Son) now in Iraq I can only pray that not only him but all of those guys & gals will come home safe.

Cob your dad would be(& is) proud of you & that is proven by your own words of wisdom. May God Bless all the Vets past & prsent &&& thank you for bringing all of us back to reality to what "Memorial Day" is really all about....joe

 

were praying with you joe that he will come home safe.

 

This reminds me of my favorite story about my grandpap. He turned 19 on December 6th, 1941. The next day was the the disaster at Pearl Harbor. Man, he was infuriated with the Japanese and went down the next day to enlist in the Army Air Corps. Well, at 5'9" tall, he was underweight and they wouldn't let him join because of it. He went next door and spent the entire day drinking malks and milkshakes and eating the biggest hamburgers he could get the cook to make him. Just before the enlistment office closed, he went back in and made his weight, and went on to serve as a radio operator.

We moved from California to Oklahoma in 1980 when i was 8. My grandfather died in 1987 when I was 15. There are many things I wish I could have shared with him, and wish I could have gotten to know him better. I miss him, and hope he's looking down on me now.

Thanks to all who have served, will serve, and continue to serve as we speak. Without you, I wouldn't be here freely expressing my opinions.

Always remember, freedom isn't free.

 

Amen Cob, Thank you......

Joel

 

Well said.

 

Thank you to all that have served, and to all that are currently keeping our land free.

And thanks to Cob for sharing his story.

 

Thanks Cob.It's a shame,that so many people today,misuse such an important day for their personal gain.I just thanked my Dad for his many years of service.(RCMP 1958-1981)He gave up his unfinished hot rod when he joined,and by 40 yrs old his health deteriated(job related) and he has been very ill ever since.My dream was to build my own hot rod,so he cold get to enjoy what he missed out on with his.Unfortunatly,now my own heath and resulting financial situation may cause history to repeat itself.I'm trying everthing possible to hold on to the project,to fulfill that promise for that all important first ride for Dad.

 

Great tribute.
Thanks Cob, We all need to take time to evaluate who we are and more importantly why we are so lucky.