Hi Parker; thanks for your reply.
Didn't take you long to find out about Marion and her site. You are going to see what a dynamo Mare is. For a shrimp she packs quite a whollup. I'm convinced she came down from a distant planet. If you can name me ONE other site where the moderator mixes in with the troops, as she does, let me know. You will see what I mean in short order. Papa Art & I have met her, and as you said in your mail to me"This woman IS real".
Your sentiment about those wonderful people OVER THERE in the Netherlands is not misplaced. They have been taking care of Papa Art's brother Robert's grave all these years. I too have wondered if we would do the same. Strange, isn't it, how we Americans find it difficult to help our neighbor across the street, but will go over seas and spill our blood for strangers who can't protect themselves, and then maligned by others for doing it. enough!
As for your other question; I am somewhat a vet. I enlisted in the AIR CORPS. was shifted into radio school when the need for air crews subsided. Went on to airborne radar and then when the war ended, was loaned out to the Signal Corps for shipboard radar. Who in turn loaned us to the Transportation Corps, where we went out as three man radar crews on troop ships bringing back GI's for separation, and on one occaision a large groop of Warbrides. Funny thing when it came time for our separation. Seeing as we had patches for Air Corps, Signal core, and Transportation Corps, we were given our choice of which branch we would like to be separated from.
I do a lot of gabbing on "shooting the breeze" and other Misc. sites. I leave the War sites to the ones who did the job.
Once again, I wish to welcome you. You will find a lot of friends here
chucktoo