Quote Originally Posted by DJD View Post
That whole generation amazes me. Thanks!
You ain't kiddin' there bro'...mine and your dad were probably about the same age I'm guessin' (my dad turns 84 this friday). Dad went into the navy at age 16 actually...he told me they (the U.S. Navy) eventually caught up with him about his age but by the time they did he had already been in for seven or eight months and they weren't about to turn the ship around...they let him know via a letter. After they knew and after he knew they knew, he told me nothing more was said, it was just business as usual.

Yep, like you say, one heck of an amazing generation!