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RE: Keep Right On To The End Of THe Road
War veterans related funny events like diving into a whole for cover in the desert up North, seeing a snake at the bottom of the pit and reversing out midair.
Years after my father passed I received all his daily diaries to read through, (now take care of for next generation), letters and some articles he wrote printed in local newspaper. My late oldest brother had documents and medals all in safe keeping.
Dad was in North African and Italian Campaigns, wounded in his buttocks with flying shrapnel, was in field hospital in North Africa for a spell. Had an operation when I was young to remove some pieces which must have been around 15 years later, perhaps it was the snake in the pit story he related!
Yes, we will remember them, now and always!
I came to realize over the years, they talked about the funny, the spiritual and other aspects because talking about what took them there, the war brought up too many memories.
I used to facilitate presentations to young students around Remembrance Day. When we reached the point where the kids were able ask the Veterans questions I used to start off by asking the kids if they ever had bad dreams.
When they would respond with a show of hands I'd then say to them, "bad things happen during a war. These gentlemen may have seen some of those bad things and would rather not talk about them. So, if they decline answering a question, please understand, it's like a bad dream".
The kids were good about it and the Vets appreciated having the out if the kids ventured too close to painful stuff. It almost seemed to challenge the kids to ask very thoughtful questions.
One of the early groups of kids when we finished the presentations. The teachers were trying to get the kids to line up for the walk back to school. They ignored their teachers and lined up to shake the vets hands and thank them. It was a very touching moment for the vets.
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