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| Dad, near Tokyo in 1945 |
They were raised in a dirt-poor household of nine children in early 20th-century Honolulu and were expected to help out with family finances after high school. World War II disrupted everyone's plans, but they all answered the call--some were drafted and others enlisted--but it was inconceivable that they wouldn't.
After the war, two went on to college, and all of them led "normal" lives--raising families, buying a house, and retiring in modest comfort.
They all live in my memory, and my appreciation for them has grown mightily over the years.
May you, dear reader, only have good memories today.
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