[Jim O]

A lot of men and women who served saw it as "doing their duty" and very "ordinary" in that respect. The perspective of time has given us all a better appreciation for what they all did and how their lives were affected and changed by it.

Thanks for sharing your story of your grandfather, Pat. One extraordinary thing is that after nearly six years serving his country he volunteered to go on another potentially dangerous mission. To me that was extraordinarily patriotic.