Hey Dorothy,

Got that email from your son in Germany, I didn't realize how much this topic would bother me this year until I read his email. My father was here this morning and told me that my grandfather was in the Battle of the Bulge (sp) and weighed 67 pounds when he returned home from the war. The more that my family adds to the story, the sadder I get.

Yesterday, a 20 year old Army man was buried in a town about 20 miles from me. He died in Iraq last month. It really hits home the closer the funerals come to our town.