I don't normally post things about my personal life, but here goes. My grandfather passed recently. He was in his 90s, and while I am no stranger to death...I lived with him for several years, and I was closer to him than anyone I've ever known who passed. He was someone I really looked up to.
He was a WWII veteran who joined the Navy when he was 17. He was a humble man, so much so that most of the family had no idea what he did in the war, even his children. The man never talked about the war, though I recall one or two funny (non-combat) stories about life in the Navy. After his death I learned he was a coxswain, piloting amphibious landing craft in the South Pacific. As a farmboy from a rural area thrust into a dangerous job in the war, he promised God that if he could just make it home alive, he would serve Him the rest of his life. And he made good on that promise in so many ways.
Anyways, he was a good man. And because of some other things in my personal life, I'm just having a difficult time. I'd appreciate prayer for my family and I.
He was a WWII veteran who joined the Navy when he was 17. He was a humble man, so much so that most of the family had no idea what he did in the war, even his children. The man never talked about the war, though I recall one or two funny (non-combat) stories about life in the Navy. After his death I learned he was a coxswain, piloting amphibious landing craft in the South Pacific. As a farmboy from a rural area thrust into a dangerous job in the war, he promised God that if he could just make it home alive, he would serve Him the rest of his life. And he made good on that promise in so many ways.
Anyways, he was a good man. And because of some other things in my personal life, I'm just having a difficult time. I'd appreciate prayer for my family and I.
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