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My dad passed away a few years back. Last week my sister found this letter to him when going through some of his belongings. It is the first time I ever saw the letter.
Forrestal, who wrote my dad the letter, was then secretary of the Navy, soon to be Secretary of Defense. Its a beautiful letter, elegant in style and eloquent with words. The thought of my dad going to war as an 18 year old made me tear up a little. His dad (my grandfather) was an Army colonel at the time, a rank he achieved despite his third grade education. Nobody should have to send their teenager to war.
It was a wonderful letter and it is very true that defeating both the German and Japanese fleets was the greatest accomplishment in naval history.
Forrestal, who wrote my dad the letter, was then secretary of the Navy, soon to be Secretary of Defense. Its a beautiful letter, elegant in style and eloquent with words. The thought of my dad going to war as an 18 year old made me tear up a little. His dad (my grandfather) was an Army colonel at the time, a rank he achieved despite his third grade education. Nobody should have to send their teenager to war.
It was a wonderful letter and it is very true that defeating both the German and Japanese fleets was the greatest accomplishment in naval history.