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Carol Perkins: Serving Our Country Previous Column: Change Please By Carol Perkins Guy joined the Navy straight out of high school. He was seventeen, so his parents had to sign for him. We had been dating our senior year but had no plans except I was going to Eastern. There was no immediate threat, so I thought, even though Vietnam was on the horizon. I didn't know he was once at sea with 33 U.S. Navy vessels in search of a lost hydrogen bomb. Guy was stationed in Norfolk on an LSD. He spent Christmas in Italy and saw much of Europe. During the four years that he was serving in a steamy engine room, we wrote sappy "How are you, I am fine" letters. When he was discharged, we married on New Year's Eve of 1967. Our grandsons have long heard that there will be a uniform waiting for them when they graduate. They all ignore him except Carla's son. He invited his Papa to attend a Veteran's Day celebration at his school one year and this made Guy so proud. JC has always been interested in military history and has talked about joining the Navy. Guy suggested doing this before he goes to college and his dad suggested ROTC instead. JC wants the Navy. We'll see what happens. Guy doesn't consider himself a Veteran. "I never fought in a war," he says. Others say that anyone who has worn a uniform is a veteran. My father, his brothers, my mother's brothers, and most able-bodied men in our county fought in WWII. Guy's father, with twins at home, had received his orders weeks before the war ended. Serving was dangerous, but a source of immense pride. My uncle, Bob Reece, who turns one hundred this June, is the oldest living WWII veteran in our county (to my knowledge) and remembers every detail of his time in the Navy and the battles they fought. Why don't we send him cards of appreciation and birthday cards? (June 18th to Robert H. Reece, 807 South Main Street, Edmonton, KY 42129). You can contact Carol at carolperkins06@gmail.com. This story was posted on 2023-05-26 09:32:59
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