Thank you Tom
Moved me to tears, literally.
My Father and I never really talked about our time in the service. We kept it to ourselves for the most part.
And I am ashamed of that, he served in the Pacific (Navy) during WWII. But never spoke much of it, and I never asked.
By the time left, then came home, we were not on good terms, and stayed that way for a very long time. By the time we began speaking again, it didn't seem that important to talk about my time. Not a day goes by I don't regret it.