After reading seeing the picturres about the WW II Memorial Service, held in December, I remembered the name of Ivan Bolton. And, that caused me to think back upon a time, when I sat in the barber's chair at Jimpy and Twid's barbershop! While my hair was being cut, I looked straight ahead, at a wall full of pictures of Cedar Vale men who were serving, or had served in the war. The pics were black and white...some yellowed to a sepia tone. The name of each soldier was written on the picture. Some had died in the line of action. And, if my memory is correct, one of them was Faye Stewart and the other was Carl Sheldon. Both had served in a tank battalion, I believe. I sat there trying to visualize the experiences of all of those "heroes" on the wall. I thought that they had probably sat in the same chair I was sitting in, when there was peace in the world. Yet, when that peace was challenged, these "heroes" gave up their peaceful life so that we could have ours.
Families, whose sons were serving in the war, had a flag in their window. I think the blue star represented those still serving, and a gold star was for one who had sacrificed his life. Such an impact. "Lest we forget," may we always recognize those who have
served us.
Don Shaffer
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