[Rapewta]

My Pop will be 94 in May. Now that my Mom passed and my wife passed, we have been spending a lot of time together.
He is starting to reflect on his life now and tells me stories about his past experiences.
Two come to mind.

He was in the pacific during WWII
His ship was dive bombed by a Japanize Zero. He was on top deck as a loader and everyone was shooting at the plane.
About 100 yards before impact the Zero tipped down and disappeared in the ocean.
Another time I was with him.
My sister and her girlfriend came running into our house screaming and crying. Some young men down at the river tried to rape them.
My Pop Grabbed my 12 Ga shotgun and handed me (I was 15 at the time) his 38. We went running down the levee to where my sister said these guys were.
When we approached them, one mouthed off... "Whatcha hunting for mister?"
My dad pointed the shotgun in his face and said... "teenagers."
These guys took off into the river and swam the 200 feet to the other side.
Pretty intense.