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Originally Posted by Llarry
My Dad and I were discussing Tom Brokaw's book "The Greatest Generation" in 1999 and I told Dad he was a great example and should write down some recollections. As a 76-year old cattle rancher with horses, cattle, etc., he replied that he didn't have time. A cancer diagnosis later that year gave him time and he sat at the computer and pecked something out. The last time I visited him in 2000 I sat at his computer and added a couple of stories that he dictated. After his death in late 2000 my sister and I edited the recollections and now it is treasured family history.
I also have my Dad's pilot log books -- priceless!
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Good for you to get him to write it down. I wish I'd got my dad to write it down. Oh well. When he was in his late 80s, I took him to the Reno Air Races so he could see his beloved F4U flying. The smile on his face was priceless. He was so proud that day. I should have gotten him to talk about it when he was in such a good frame of mind about it.
Did your dad fly in Korea? I wonder if they were in the air on the same days.
When I saw the movie Devotion about the first black Navy pilot and the F4U, I went back home to see if my dad was flying on that key date in the in the movie. He was in fact there. What a history of all the planes he flew over a 14 years flying career.