Bless you Brook and your father,
My father was a medic in WWII, sent to the front lines, where he never should have been.
For his entire life since the War he was plagued with memories of dead soldiers and kept it hidden from his children.
He watched, as they were being captured, a soldier who was warned not to run gunned down.
He was not a POW for a long time (the war ended), although at the same time, he had no idea how long he would remain captured.
It was very difficult to watch him in his later years as some of this trauma was bubbling to the surface.
The last Memorial Day of his life I sat with him as tears flowed and he could no longer hold back.
He was a Patriot and he remained in service for life, even denying his POW benefits of thousands of dollars, because he said others deserved it more than he.
His ensuing demise was a direct result of his participation in the war.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY FATHER AND HIS COMRADES, HEROES ONE AND ALL
PaL
WAR what is it good for...absolutely NOTHING!!!