Over the weekend I went to see my great uncle, a truly inspiring man. He's done amazing things in his lifetime, but the ones that standout the most happened during WWII.
He actually started the Ranger program, and I do not exaggerate when I say this. Eisenhower would call him during the war, and 2 hours later he'd be on a plane with his team to jump behind enemy lines.
His chief duty was freeing prisoners. He would parachute in behind the lines, kill the guards and high ranking officers, try to get the prisoners out safely(which unfortunately, didn't always happen,) and somehow make it back to safe territory.
Growing up, I've been lucky enough to hear his stories. Some too gruesome to utter again. My favorite one though was when he had 146 people to evacuate. He killed most of the guards, got the people to the enemy's airfield, and hijacked a plane. He flew 145 out to safety on the enemy's own plane. Only one was lost that day.
When I was a young teen, he taught me how to throw a bayonet and a hatchet. If you don't know, a bayonet is the knife that was attached to the end if their rifles. They could take it off if they needed for hand to hand combat.
I'm so glad Brandon was able to meet Jean since his health is now dwindling. I feel blessed to have such an incredible man in my family.
7 comments:
He sounds like an amazing man! He also looks so happy, those are some great photos you took!
Wow. I really enjoyed reading that. What a great man! I would have loved to have someone like that to tell me cool war stories.
What a cool guy! It would be fascinating to talk to him. The pics you took of him are beautiful. They capture his personality.
What an awesome uncle you have! I love the pictures you took, they look so good!
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I can't believe I found this, I worked for him as a kid, 12 years old around his home doing odd jobs, he showed me so much from his past! I was truly intrigued by his stories and him as a person. I was literally at his house everyday because he lived only two blocks away. I would love to see him again ! I knew he was legend back then, and still is today!
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