November 11

[roxy]

This is my dad. He's holding me. My dad served in the Army--WWII, and in Viet Nam. He did thirty years and retired. The Army probably gave him a better life than he would have had in Florida at the time. My dad wasn't a service kind of guy. Once he got out of the army he was done. I think the thing he valued about his service was meeting my mom when he was stationed in Europe. (warbaby here).

He gave up a lot for this country, and in my opinion, gave a lot more than he got. When he came back to the States with my mom, it took them forever to find a place to live. Service wasn't good enough. He was a vet, but he was a Black vet, and that didn't mean anything to anyone. Still, he overcame, and eventually, Black vets were recognized for their service too.

So anyway, my dad--handsome devil.

Comments

[supesfan88.livejournal.com]

PC terms are getting to be a bit much, eh? I said Mulatto because I know about 14 dozen (thousand!) I'm white -really white- with a bit of Native Idian (but its so minute its ridiculous)

My Pat Great Grandma was a nurse in ww1, My Pat. Grandma was a nurse in ww2, my Pat. Granddad was in the army from the mid 30s to the 50s, My dad was in the Army from 1968-1993 and my mat. granddad was in the Scottish/Royal Army from 46-56.

Even though were from Different countries and you're related to one I must say: Thank a Vet - Remembrance Day - 11/11/09

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

Wow, your family really made a huge contribution! The nurses are another group of folks mostly ignored for their service. They were amazing--what they had to go through.

[supesfan88.livejournal.com]

Yup, the Queen even drove an ambulance in the front lines during WW2. No body really talks about that outside of Remembrance day though, which is horrible. Think of all those diseases and things they had to face...just to come back and face the Housewife life of the 50s...insane!