Veterans Day 2021

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by 3rd_gear_Ted

My Mother served with Joseph Stillwell in the China, Burma & India theater .
She was awarded a Bronze Star for being in a field hospital behind enemy lines.
When the war was winding down, she was staged on Iwo Jima for the eventual invasion of japan. They all thought they were never coming back.
Every August 6th my Mom would bake a cake with a mushroom cloud to honor Truman who saved their lives.

Very cool, like others here, my father enlisted at 17 for W.W.II, sadly no pictures and only know that he was in the pacific. My Grandfather never talked about his service, but I do have the pictures I posted. My Grandmother use to joke that the " Rosie the Riveter", as she contributed in that capacity during W.W.II.
Thank for your service Gentlemen.

[KFC911]

^^^ Thank you all for sharing your experiences... and for serving. Thank you AB... words can't convey what you actually "lived" .... I realize that.

[LeeH]

My dad wasn't officially in the military, but was a civilian flight instructor, teaching Royal Air Force pilots to fly before the US entered WWII. He stayed in that position for the duration of the war. He's wearing the cool shades on the back row.