My Uncle, John Sanders, landed at Normandy, fought. across Europe, occupied Germany, met his future wife, Annie, returned home, had a number of children, died far too young of a heart attack, was buried with full military honors, and he was, along with my father, uncles, my mother, aunts, and countless others, members of our greatest generation. I remember seeing a veteran on a street car here in San Francisco, i approached and thanked him for his service. Heis eye s swelled with tears, and In a small way, i felt i had helped balance the scales.
Having reached retirement, i started getting calls that claim to be from Social Security. These are scams. They promise unheard of benefits…that i already have. They get hung up on, rudely, and blocked. That started after I told one to not bother me, and he said he would whenever he wanted.
I had missed this earlier. Tommy quickly became a favorite when he was introduced.