See on Scoop.it – Awakenings: America & Beyond
Chester Clyde Lee
November 12, 1916 – July 17, 1997
Yesterday we celebrated Veterans Day. Today, I continue that celebration with the birthday of my dad. Had he lived he would be 97 years old. He served in the Navy during WWII. He never talked about the war. It’s memories were private for him as is with so many of our veterans. The only tangibles I remember from his service were his uniforms, medals, and insignias. He kept them stored neatly away until right before he died. Mother told me one day very suddenly he gathered all that he had from his Navy days, walked into the backyard and set them ablaze. I suppose this was his way of finally letting go. It was only a short time later he went to bed one night and slipped into the final sleep.
God bless you, Papa. May you rest in peace!
Observe the past, present and future of freedom in America! It is slowly being stripped away one tradition at a time!
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