Author Topic: My Grandfather (Read 1689 times)

Sandman · « **on:** June 16, 2006, 12:48:11 PM »

My mom came by for a visit last week. She brought me a copy of the April 9, 1945 edition of Life magazine. Inside it has two photos of my grandfather, John Brasher. His name isn't in the caption, but Life magazine called my grandmother and informed her that her husband was in the issue and gave her the page numbers. At the time, my mother was about a year and a half old.

He was a paratrooper. He's been dead for close to thirty years now. Cancer got him. He never ever spoke of the war.

He's the one doing the carrying here:

Here he is running along the hedge row.

Masherbrum · « **Reply #1 on:** June 16, 2006, 12:52:10 PM »

<~~> Mr. Brasher~~

Ripsnort · « **Reply #2 on:** June 16, 2006, 12:57:47 PM »

Very cool memories of your grandfather Sandman. That is a generation like we'll never see again in the U.S.

Airscrew · « **Reply #3 on:** June 16, 2006, 01:00:41 PM »

Mr. Brasher.

Rip, I think you're wrong, I think we are seeing them right now, In places like Iraq and Afganistan.

FiLtH · « **Reply #4 on:** June 16, 2006, 02:10:38 PM »

Agreed Air.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 16, 2006, 02:13:56 PM »

Mr Brasher

Thats just plain awsome Sandy!

midnight Target · « **Reply #6 on:** June 16, 2006, 05:12:12 PM »

Great pics.

Thanks for posting that sandy.

weaselsan · « **Reply #7 on:** June 16, 2006, 07:22:06 PM »

We owe your grandfather more than we could ever repay.....

AquaShrimp · « **Reply #8 on:** June 16, 2006, 07:26:44 PM »

What kind of weapons did paratroopers carry? What did they do if they ran into enemy tanks?

Mr Big · « **Reply #9 on:** June 16, 2006, 07:30:46 PM »

That's pretty damn cool Sandman.

Nash · « **Reply #10 on:** June 16, 2006, 07:32:55 PM »

Awesome pics!

Hangtime · « **Reply #11 on:** June 16, 2006, 07:58:55 PM »

Great stuff Sandy. Thanks for putting that up.

Maverick · « **Reply #12 on:** June 16, 2006, 08:46:48 PM »

Good stuff there and ~~to your Grandfather.~~

Curval · « **Reply #13 on:** June 16, 2006, 09:04:33 PM »

I missed this thread earlier.

That is awesome that your grandfather is in those pictures! What a way to have a memory preserved! One of the coolest things I seen on these boards.

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #14 on:** June 17, 2006, 12:06:21 AM »

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Originally posted by Airscrew
Mr. Brasher.

Rip, I think you're wrong, I think we are seeing them right now, In places like Iraq and Afganistan.

I agree.

Our soldiers are as great as ever.

Its todays general public who cant even begin to fantasise about filling the shoes of that generation

Back then the people at home as well as those abroad pitched in to get the job done.

Now everyone is so self centered people cant even comprehend the meaning of things like sacrifice. Or pitching in to get the job done.

And everyone is interested in "right now"
Evryone expects everything to happen right now. And if it doesnt. they deem it a failiour.

Now instead of pitching in people are more content with whining.

This is by far. The most whiney generation ever