[Ron61]

Perry,

I had the pleasure of talking to one a few years ago and he was on one of the battleships but I can't remember which one. Not the Arizona as he was telling me about watching it while they were trying to get to shore and the oily water and fires. He was burned but not real bad and said he still had nightmares about that day. Like all of the rest of the heroes from World War 11, there are very few left. I believe we only had about 6 here for the Veterans Day parade this year and we used to have a couple of dozen. Even the Vietnam Vets are not as many as they were just a few years ago. Some Will talk about their experiences and others, like my Father, don't like to think about them. He was wounded in Cologne, Germany and I could almost never get him to tell me anything abut the battles and the Normandy Landings until the very last year or so of his life.

Ron