Day: July 4, 2006

My father spent WW II in New Guinea and the Philippines, while my uncle (at 18 years old) served on an aircraft carrier. As a bonus my Dad also got re-called for the Korean War, spending 18 months there. He didn’t see me until I was over a year old. The following was posted on … Read more

At the beginning of the summer my Uncle Bud (real name Anthony, but everyone calls him Bud or Buddy) and Aunt Ardis, along with my cousin Dorothy (Dorie) and her husband Keith, throw a big bash on their property in Gaylordsville, CT. Gaylordsville is about 35 minutes north of Danbury, just off Rte 7. This … Read more