Today is Veterans' Day in the USA
So I really want to say,
Thank you to those who had the nerve
To defend our country and serve
The drawing below is not a new drawing. It is a drawing of my father, who was a B-24 pilot in World War II. He enlisted the day after Pearl Harbor was bombed. His two best friends enlisted with him. HE returned to marry, attend Medical School, and have a bunch of kids, including me. His two friends did not survive their time in the Army Air Corps.
Dad never talked much about the war. He used to say that while on his bombing missions, he felt like he should be teaching those kids down there the Gospel of Jesus Christ instead of having to bomb them. His missions were against transportation, like bridges and railroads. Yet he served his country and did what he had to do to eradicate violent and aggressive fascism in Europe. Sadly, it appears to me that fascism is trying to raise its ugly head here in the USA. That is so sad and so ironic.
NOTE: This drawing in printable form is found in the "People and Portraits section, so click on that button and look for this title. I'm sorry I did not post this earlier.
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