A TALE OF TWO DADS
Happy Father’s Day to the two men who made me who I am.
The 60+ year-old film was in bad shape, especially in the beginning, but with a bit of adjusting and some sound gardening, and boosting things to 1080p, I’m happy with the results.
“These old cockeyed Colonels give me a pain. Maybe I’ve seen the last of them for a while.”
Johnny gets moved to outposts Pork Chop, T-Bone, and Old Baldy where he digs trenches and pulls guard duty.
“Well, here it is Christmas and the first one in my life that I have spent away from home. But – it is for a good cause and I am proud that I can do my little part for it.”
The next ten letters cover the month of November 1952. Back from the Front, Johnny gets sent to the Rear where he has time to pontificate.
I found a stack of airmail letters my granddad wrote to his parents during the Korean War.