My Mom was in the British Army during WWII. Her primary job was to keep track of air traffic coming in across the English Channel. Her secondary job was peeling potatoes in Kitchen Duty in the mornings that she was late for curfew.....oh the stories she had to tell!

I am very proud of my Mom. She was a pip!

My father on the other hand was did his bit during the war too, in a camp being treated less than human. He would never really speak of it. The fact he survived speaks volumes.

His brother who was 8 years older worked for Radio Free Europe and was involved in all sorts of cloak and dagger stuff in order to get people out of harm's way.

My mom's father, was in the army during the first world war and was gassed which indeed did shorten his life.

My mom's sister worked in a plant that manufactured parts for planes and my grandmother volunteered in making up packages for the troops to be sent to them.

The veterans should always be held with special reference for putting their lives at peril, but the war effort was fought by many and I respect them all.