Blessings on this Memorial Day ,
The picture above is my Dad. He served for 2+ years in the Navy during WWII on the ship U.S.S. Essex. He was sent to Pearl Harbor and was dumbfounded when he was assigned to the Essex because it was a huge aircraft carrier!
He said his favorite job on the ship was setting the clocks. I can't recall how many clocks were on the ship, but there were a lot.
He also shared a bit about the day their ship was hit by a kamikaze airplane. My dad was on deck when it happened and ran for his life. Several men were killed and the
airplane put a hole in the ship. The crew thought they would get to go home...but they didn't. The hole was patched, bodies released overboard and they continued on.
I'm so thankful my Dad made it back. I wouldn't be here if he hadn't!