Remembering a Veteran on Veterans Day

On this Veterans Day I remember my father, Martin Bessel, who served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War 2 from 1942 to 1946. He was about 25 years old in the photo above. He was very proud of his Honorable Discharge card which I believe he always carried in his wallet. 

He passed away a little over 37 years ago. I'm always pleased when people tell me I have even a slight resemblance to him. He was a wonderful man who would have loved my wife Barbara and she him.