DADDY, WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE WAR?
Father's don't talk about war to their sons
They lived it once and try to forget
But the sons need to hear comes the reply
Fathers answer, they would never understand
So maybe, that's why every generation has fought in one:
Revolutionary War
Eleazer Goodrich - Great, Great, Great, Grandfather
Francis Faulkner - Great, Great, Great, Grandfather
War of 1812
Andrew Hipsher - Uncle
Civil War
George Goodrich - Great Grandfather
Nicholas Steele - Great, Great, Grandfather
Ransom Hipsher - Uncle (POW)
Martin Hipsher - Uncle (POW/KIA)
Colbert Hipsher - Uncle
World War I
George Singleton - Uncle (KIA)
World War II
Richard Pardue - Father
Viet Nam
JD Singleton - Cousin (KIA)
Roger Pardue - My Brother
Kerry Pardue - Me
As a father who has fought in war,
The reason I haven't told my son and grandson's
Is because they never asked.
Besides...
How can I tell them something I don't even understand!