
Originally Posted by
wolfhunter
My dad died in 2002 but did something similar to yours. The family knew he was in Thailand in' 67-'68, but he never talked about it. In 2000, he opened up with one his "meet-for-coffee" buddies and me. Turns out he was being flown into undisclosed locations to take pictures for After Action reports. That night's discussion gave me a completely different understanding of my Dad.
Most Dads are our "heroes" simply because they are our dads. But, when we find out that they were a hero to others, it opens our eyes to who this man, that we call "Dad", really is!
I thank ALL veterans, from the Revolutionary War to the present, for fighting for the freedoms of every citizen of this United States of America.
Conservative Wife & Mom -- I'm a Conservative Christian-American with dual citizenship...the Kingdom of God is my 1st home and the U.S.A. is my 2nd.