Where was I ???? I was on a 4 day vacation with my 84 year old Dad at his
FIFTY NINTH Reunion of WW2 vets of the 9TH Infantry Division 
Association
...in Monticello NY, without the benefit of Internet Access... sorry if you felt neglected guys... I had a great time as always being among my heroes.
This is Dad and I at the formal banquet on the last night:
These are three of the guys that he fought with (E-Co, 2nd Bn, 39th Inf) who made it to the Reunion. The guy with the hat is Willie "Snuffy" Goldsmith, who was taken prisoner of war by the Germans and managed to escape while being marched from one camp to another several months later...
Also in the photo are Dick Solar, and Keith Lauer... heroes ALL... and the ladies in their lives.
While there I "captured" this photo of me
...with a 1947 Ford staff car that was driven up from southern VA by my friend Bill Mizell...
On a very sad note...His dad had made his reservations and prepaid for attending the reunion, but passed away on this last April 2nd... Bill came anyway to honor his dad's friends... and Bill says he will continue to make the reunions to honor his dad...