I bought a poppy today and will put it on Dad’s grave this weekend. He was a welder and a mechanic in the 2nd armored division during WWII. He served in N Africa, France, Belgium, and Germany. Caught yellow fever in Africa. It permanently damaged his heart. His second heart attack killed him at age 48 in 1963. I will also visit the war memorial in town. A number of men in Dad's family have their names there, starting with the Civil War. My name is there, too on the Vietnam War part.
Larry