re: #137 HappyWarrior

I never knew my Dad’s Dad and that’s always bothered me. He’s always and I know this sounds silly but always felt like a huge legend since to hear my older cousins, aunts/uncles, and Dad talk about him. He just sounds like he was larger than life. That’s cool about your mom’s side. My one cousin’s mother has done tons of research. I think she traced them back all the way to the Norman invasion of England.

My grandfathers served in WWII - apparently, my dad’s dad was a fighter and was dishonorably discharged, but my mom’s dad served in the Pacific and earned a Purple Heart (I’d be interested to hear how). They’re two of the reasons I hold our military in such strong regard. It runs in the blood, as it were.