My father passed away 7 years ago, but I thank you for your kind words. I am proud of him and there are not too many people my age that had a parent who lived through The Great Depression, literally traveling the Mother Road as the child of sharecroppers in a Model T. My father was always very honest that he didn’t join the Navy out of a profound patriotic duty. He joined it to eat, have clean clothes, a pair of shoes and have security mixed with youthful excitement.
My father was a staunch Texas Conservative for most of his life, but towards the end he softened as he realized that you can work and plan and work and plan, but things don’t always turn out as you had hoped and that social programs are not too bad when its your turn who needs them.
