Changes

Our society will change when The Greatest Generation is no longer around to guide us.

My Dad’s goal is to reach the age of 90. He will reach his goal this month.
He is part of the greatest generation.
He was raised during the depression.
He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in aeronautical engineering.
His professional career was with one company for 36 years – Boeing.

He graduated with his aeronautical engineering degree on June 1, 1942 and was inducted into the U.S. Air Corps on June 2, 1942 – World War II.

He spent most of his tour on the island of Tinian in the South Pacific.

An island only 3 miles wide and 12 miles long with 100,000 men and hundreds of

B-29’s. Eventually, the Enola Gay launched from Tinian Island and the war soon came to an end.

My Grandfather was a Colonel in the US Army Signal Corps during WW I. His memorabilia are in the archives of the Oklahoma State Air Museum. I know this through my Dad as he talks about his childhood, the depression, and the war.

 I can’t imagine the sacrifice my parents and grandparents made during those times. I can’t imagine graduating from college one day and the next day be in the military.

Talk to a World War II vet; their stories, pride, and patriotism are unparalleled.
As the greatest generation shrinks in numbers, have you passed along their memories to your children?
Have you modeled your values after their values since they made our country great?

The torch always passes to the next generation but if the next generation doesn’t know our history or the sacrifice of our own family members, how will they know what freedom really means?

Are there any true hero’s today?
Who is your hero?
My hero is my Dad.
He is the family patriarch. When he talk’s, you listen. He still has goals. He is concerned about America. He is still sharp and stays current with everyday events.
He has a very large American flag at full mast outside his assisted living apartment door - in a hallway!

I salute you B T Johnson.

More changes posted this week.