Today I attended, as the guest of my brother, Jon , a lunch at Barksdale AFB honoring World War II veterans. The program lasted more than two hours, including the lunch, speeches and parade of the vets. A total of 225 veterans attended, including one veteran of the Pearl Harbor attack and another survivor of the Bataan Death March.
I imagine I was among the youngest attending, but while some were in wheelchairs and others used walkers, many looked to be in good health and appeared younger than I. One man who sat at our table is 92 years old and started a new business last year.
(I just noticed that I had not sent this before today. Obviously, this was supposed to be published last Friday, not today.)
I imagine I was among the youngest attending, but while some were in wheelchairs and others used walkers, many looked to be in good health and appeared younger than I. One man who sat at our table is 92 years old and started a new business last year.
(I just noticed that I had not sent this before today. Obviously, this was supposed to be published last Friday, not today.)
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