A Life Well lived! WWII pilot who forever repaid rescuers dies at 94

[HandK]

WWII pilot who forever repaid rescuers dies at 94


Here is his story!

WWII pilot who forever repaid rescuers dies - U.S. news - Life - msnbc.com


And more here.

He fell from sky, into their hearts - World news - Wonderful World - msnbc.com

 

[jblomenberg16]

A wonderful story...thanks for sharing!

RIP sir!

 

[96firephoenix]

this man deserves our gratitude and respect.

 

[indykid]

As time goes by we are slowly approaching the moment when the last WWII vet passes into the next dimension. We owe them so much. It is hard to imagine what they went through, and we owe them so much, because without their service, there is a good chance we would be speaking another language now.

I plan on spending Christmas with my father, who is unfortunately showing his 87 years. I fear this will be our last Christmas together, but he so far is proving many doctors wrong.

In all my years, I have only heard a couple of bits and pieces of what he went through. I know he crossed that bridge at Remagan, fought through the Battle of the Bulge, and the Hurtgen forest. He told me there were many mornings where they gave thanks for just waking up where they went to sleep, and many days were happy just to gain one foot forward. They didn't have mess halls or barracks to go back to after a day on patrol. They were lucky to find a tree to hide behind many times.

We are blessed to have had them, and need to remind our children and their children what that greatest generation did for our freedoms.

God bless them all!

 

[JohnP82]

Thanks for sharing

 

[ghostinthewood]

Good karma

 

[Cemetery-man]

Great reading. Thanks.

 

[wtfd661]

this man deserves our gratitude and respect.

Amen. R.I.P to a great man.