Commemoration
Memorial Day, here in the US... A day for remembrance, for appreciation, for thanks to those who served, to those who died, to the many whose lives were changed irrevocably. I was born about 7 years after the end of World War II. My father had served in the Pacific. He was sick from dysentary early on, went into sickbay for a time, and when he came out, his unit had moved on. He never connected with them again, but moved on, himself, placed with some other unit. I have snapshots from his time in... Sign in to see full entry.