Talked to a WW2 vet today

Posted by fixerupper on April 02, 2014 at 19:30:11 from (100.42.82.100):

Today I was talking to a 91 year old man who I've known for 41 years and the conversation drifted into his time in the service during WW2. He said he was on a ship that was right beside the Missouri when the Japanese surrendered. He saw McArthur climb a ladder up the side of the ship and watched the signing from not too far away while standing on the deck of the ship he was on. He said they happened to be there because they were destined to go ashore on the mainland of Japan the next day but the surrender happened first. After the surrender he was still on the mainland for eight months, something that I didn't realize had taken place. He said he carried TNT to throw into holes and caves while he was searching for ammunition dumps. My 35 year old son was in on the conversation and I suddenly thought about the historical moment that was happening. My son and I had the opportunity to hear stories from a serviceman who saw from a distance the signing of the Japanese surrender.

He said he's still jumpy to this day from his experiences there. After he told his stories we went into other subjects while we were standing in my shop and a few minutes after he said that my son hit a punch with a hammer and he flinched and kind of instinctively dodged to the side a little, proof that his 70 year old memories of war were still vivid.

Once again I started thinking about all of the vets I have worked with and known throughout my life without knowing what they went through in the war until I read their obit in the paper. By then it's too late to thank them. Today I had the chance to thank him when he could hear it and shake my hand. Just thought I'd share this with you. Jim

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• Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today NEKS 20:15:25 04/03/14 (0)
• Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today fixerupper 16:41:01 04/03/14 (0)
• Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today mj 10:25:19 04/03/14 (1)
  • Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today GVSII 14:55:48 04/03/14 (0)
• Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today Pops1532 08:42:16 04/03/14 (0)
• Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today Ken Macfarlane 08:27:28 04/03/14 (0)
• Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today Tim Barnes 08:05:55 04/03/14 (0)
• Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today El Toro 07:27:00 04/03/14 (0)
• Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today Jiles 07:06:05 04/03/14 (0)
• Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today john in nebraska 06:58:08 04/03/14 (0)
• Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today fixerupper 06:04:38 04/03/14 (0)
• Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today Richard G. 05:42:38 04/03/14 (0)
• Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today Tom from Ontario 05:41:01 04/03/14 (0)
• Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today ditch 04:40:43 04/03/14 (1)
  • Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today Ron-MO 13:48:17 04/03/14 (0)
• Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today Bret4207 03:43:48 04/03/14 (1)
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• Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today sms 02:28:40 04/03/14 (2)
  • Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today Hal/ Eastern WA 13:19:26 04/03/14 (0)
  • Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today John Fulton 04:13:52 04/03/14 (0)
• Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today Dick2 02:11:58 04/03/14 (0)
• Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today howdy1960 22:04:56 04/02/14 (1)
  • Re: Talked to a WW2 vet today Donald Lehman 07:06:34 04/03/14 (0)

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