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ajanes
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Sad Veterans Day Story
ajanes
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This is probably going to be kind of long but here goes:
Today at work, this elderly man wearing a WWII veteran hat comes walking in. He asks for directions for an intersection that is about 2 miles away. He was just not getting the directions I was trying to give him. Come to find out he was driving from Des Moines to St. Louis for some type of appointment for his RV. His appointment was supposed to be on Monday but he had been lost for 3 days driving from Iowa. I asked if he had called the place he was supposed to be going and he said he didn't have the right phone number. He was very cognizant but I would guess he was in his mid-80's. He reminded me so much of my grandfather, a WWII fighter pilot. DS is named for him. It made me so sad. I finally told him if he could wait 10 minutes I would let him follow me and I would take him where he was going. I knew that I would worry about him otherwise. I work at a dance studio and one of the children's grandfather was there. He offered to go since he knew I had an appointment after class. We know each other very well. I was very worried about this man. I told the grandpa, "you were a good man, and nice of you to help a veteran, especially on Veteran's Day." His response, "I'm just one vet helping another." I nearly started crying.
I'm still very worried about him. I am praying he makes it back home safely. I'm hoping that the person he was supposed to meet will still see him and he didn't come for nothing. Then I got angry, that is family isn't with him and just let him go. There is no way my grandfather would have gone without someone. The weird part is that he just randomly got off the highway and drove about a mile passing several other things to come to us. Our building is kind of hidden in an office park. I wish I would have given him at least my work phone number to let me know that he is ok and made it back safely.
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Re: Sad Veterans Day Story
I love my WWII guys. They just don't make them as stubborn, sweet and lovable that way anymore...
Maybe it was your grandpa's way of letting you know that he is still with you.
If he's anything like my grandfather, he probably insisted on going alone and got pissed at any family member who questioned his ability to get the job done.