Dear Editor:
The book by Tom Brokaw, The Greatest Generation has been sitting on my shelf for a long time. I decided, in light of our 250th year celebrations, it is time to read it. The inscription inside shows it was given on Mother's Day 1999 to my Mom by one of my older sisters. Both my sisters were born during the War and I am here only because my Dad returned safely home after the War. I have been told that he was at Omaha Beach on day 2. He made it home but died young at age 47 when I was 9, so I never got to talk to him about his experiences.
Mary Alice Murphy, I would like to thank you again for researching, interviewing and documenting our local Veterans in your book God's Umbrella. Maybe it is time to reread this wonderful book and honor our local heroes (and support our Allingham-Golding American Legion Post #18).
Thanks for all you do for Grant County,
Patricia Hunt




