My Father
					My father graduated from SHORTRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL in Indianapolis in the class with KURT VONNEGUT, JR. He was preparing to attend Purdue University when World War II interrupted his plans. He enlisted and was in the 1st Marine Division, the ones who were on Guadalcanal in the South Pacific. My father was wounded on Pelelieu. When he recovered, he did not attend Purdue. And so it goes.
Left to right: My brother, DAVE; MY FATHER; and ME (with a really ratty-looking beard.
"It doesn't make any difference how much money a father earns, his name is always Dad-can-I." BILL COSBY
POSTSCRIPT "Parents are the bones upon which children sharpen their teeth." PETER USTINOV
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