I am sharing my loss

On feb 14 2015 our country and my family lost another WWII veteran. My father joined the Army in 1943 as enlisted. He applied for flight training was accepted graduated and was licensed as a military pilot, and sent to the Pacific Theater and Japan after the war's end. He was an Air Force Reservist and retired in 1983. He was old school military and patriotic. He got married and had 4 children 3 boys and one girl. I joined the Army in 1962 and separated in 1965 and stayed in the reserves until 2005. My brother joined the Navy and served in the submariners. My sister joined the Air Force and got married and got out after 2.5 years as they did not allow pregnant servicewomen(WAF"s) at that time. So another of the greatest generation is passed on to that pilot's heven.