I can recall the Veteran's in my family back to my Great Grandfather Walter Clayton Cowan, Sr. who lived in our home when I was a child. I have his Social Security card which was issued back in 1938. It was the first year Social Security Cards were issued.
Back then I did not understand his plight. He wore a green jacket all the time. In his last years he was a recluse and stayed in his room a lot. The only time he really came out was when me and my brother would knock on the wall closest enough for him to hear and take off running to try and get him to come out the upstairs bedroom. We would knock and then run. Most of the time he would just ignore us. One time he was waiting for us to perform our antics and scared the living heck out of us. He was in an adjacent room and waited on us to do our mischief then leaped out at us. Fortunately the doors in the upstairs were Jack and Jill style where my brother took off in one direction and I took off in the other direction screaming. It was one of the only times I ever saw him standing. I think he died of a broken heart because his wife preceded him in death. From all accounts I've ever heard she was a loving and warm person and they were very close.
My grandfather served in World War I. He was with our family until his final days which were spent in a VA Hospital with throat cancer. It was the saddest day of my life when he passed. I never met anyone as loving and as genuine as my grandfather. He had lots of friends and family who surrounded him most of his years. He was a warm and genuine person as well. He would always look out for his grandchildren. The only time he got riled up about anything is if you messed with one of his grands. And then he let his no-nonsense wife handle things while he stood back.
My father was a Navy Veteran. All the military men on my maternal side are Army Veterans.
It's the great men and women who served this country and fought to protect it and its citizens because of their love for family, home, and country. Their efforts span for generations and leave long and lasting loving memory of their honor.
I came across a website today and if you're looking to give back to those who served you may want to check it out it is Serve.gov. Thank you to all who serve and all the family members, friends, and others who support their service to our great country.
Back then I did not understand his plight. He wore a green jacket all the time. In his last years he was a recluse and stayed in his room a lot. The only time he really came out was when me and my brother would knock on the wall closest enough for him to hear and take off running to try and get him to come out the upstairs bedroom. We would knock and then run. Most of the time he would just ignore us. One time he was waiting for us to perform our antics and scared the living heck out of us. He was in an adjacent room and waited on us to do our mischief then leaped out at us. Fortunately the doors in the upstairs were Jack and Jill style where my brother took off in one direction and I took off in the other direction screaming. It was one of the only times I ever saw him standing. I think he died of a broken heart because his wife preceded him in death. From all accounts I've ever heard she was a loving and warm person and they were very close.
My grandfather served in World War I. He was with our family until his final days which were spent in a VA Hospital with throat cancer. It was the saddest day of my life when he passed. I never met anyone as loving and as genuine as my grandfather. He had lots of friends and family who surrounded him most of his years. He was a warm and genuine person as well. He would always look out for his grandchildren. The only time he got riled up about anything is if you messed with one of his grands. And then he let his no-nonsense wife handle things while he stood back.
My father was a Navy Veteran. All the military men on my maternal side are Army Veterans.
It's the great men and women who served this country and fought to protect it and its citizens because of their love for family, home, and country. Their efforts span for generations and leave long and lasting loving memory of their honor.
I came across a website today and if you're looking to give back to those who served you may want to check it out it is Serve.gov. Thank you to all who serve and all the family members, friends, and others who support their service to our great country.
