At the boys’ school they had a Heroes Wall outside of the cafeteria for Veterans’ Day. Kids posted information about the person they knew in the service and then the second grade decorated around the pictures with eagles. Justin’s eagle looked regal.
Grant wrote about cousin Jim. Jim was in the Navy, went to Vietnam on the carrier USS Ranger and was assigned to Attack Squadron 155. He flew an A-4F Skyhawk from the carrier on missions to drop bombs in Vietnam. Jim was an Ensign when he joined the squadron and had acquired the rank of Lieutenant by the time he left the service. One fact we all thought unbelievable was his original training was to fly at 100 feet at 360 MPH using only a map—that takes focus!
Justin wrote about Granddaddy Howard. He was a photographer in World War I. He took pictures on bi-planes on the ground with people walking on the wings while smiling. Then he edited the photo so it looked like the plane was flying; very good advertisement for the Army. When Granddad was in the service he was stationed at Fort Dick, which was part of the Fair Grounds. He met Grandma while he was hitchhiking from base
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