And speaking of Angi, her and her husband flew down to Florida last Sunday out of our local airport. In the airport we have an aviation museum, in which my grandma and grandpa donated some of my grandpa's air force memorabilia. I haven't been able to go see it because it is upstairs in the terminal and I rarely flew and if I do it is very rarely out of our airport (normally its really expensive.) But since she was going there I asked her to take some pictures of his things!
This is his bomber jacket with the yellow bombs signifying the number of missions he flew. On the jacket is also a piece of metal shrapnel that hit him.
This one is his honorable discharge papers.
I am so lucky to have these pictures and I can't thank Angi enough!
The last one is my grandpa standing in front of the plane he flew in wearing his bomber jacket.
My grandpa was so proud of his service to this country. He was a true American and proud of it! And I was so proud of him for his bravery and his ability for unconditional love for his family and friends. He is my inspiration in everything I do. I try to make him proud of me for the way I live everyday. He was one of the best men I know and love. The anniversary of his passing is right around the corner and I can't believe his has been gone for almost a year. When I think about it it sometimes feels like it was yesterday and I miss him everyday! I love you grandpa and know that you are looking down here from Heaven and taking care of our family!
Awesome post! The stuff in that museum was so cool. I hope you fly out of FWA sometime so you can see it.
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