[Jims5543]

I had a unique opportunity this past Thursday while working.

I was walking down a residential street with my GPS Surveying unit on my shoulder when an older fellow walked down his driveway to ask what Inwas doing.

I was behind schedule and was trying to hustle through this job in order to drive another 30 minutes away from my office to another job. Yeah, I was in a hurry. Until I started talking to this old guy.

He asked what I was up to, I told him, sensing he was lonely.

He then asked me to guess his age. I guessed 27, he laughed. After a few guesses he tells me he is 92 years old.

He proudly exclaims he fought in 2 wars, ww2 and Korea.

He explains he joined the Navy at 16 years old lying about his age.

I said to him, "please, tell me some stories. It is becoming a rare day when you can speak to a ww2 vet."

We chatted for about 45 minutes, I knew I was in a rush, the moment he said he was a ww2 vet I knew the rest of my day did not matter.

I hope to stop by again in a couple of weeks and visit George again. It was an honor to hear his stories.

The greatest generation indeed.

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