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    Memorial Day

    Today was a coming out... It was the first event that I attended since the Pandemic hit with its full fury. Appropriately, it was a Memorial Day Ceremony hosted by a coalition of military veterans organizations of Escondido, California.

    I was honored to meet this gentleman, Fred Shipman. Fred is a veteran of World War Two and served with the Fourth Infantry Division from the D-Day Normandy Landing through the Battle of the Bulge.

    Memorial Day

    There are not many veterans of that War left - especially veterans who saw as much combat as Fred Shipman...

    The thing about veterans events like this is that many memories (both good and bad) return to me as I talk to other veterans...

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    Re: Memorial Day

    Agreed, not many of these veterans of WWII left now. Fred must be well into his 90's I should think. We owe them a debt of gratitude.

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    I did not ask him his age but, considering that he was probably at least 18 on D-Day. 6 June 1944, he would be about 95+ years old. He seems in unbelievably good shape.

    Speaking about age, when I first wore this hat, people would say, "My brother was in Vietnam also!"

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    Then it was, "My father was in Vietnam!"

    Now people say, "My grandfather was in Vietnam!"
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