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The land around me had just been ploughed up and planted with opium poppies, so there was not much space to land my R/C planes that I fly regularly with my sons.
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There is a program here in the US that is run by, i think, the national archives that collects and saves the memories of veterans. I sent away for the material but sadly never used it on my neighbhor before HE passed. Too embarassed and too busy i told myself. Don't be that guy.
Sadly, alot of them won't talk about what happened.
They'll often share light moments but in many cases, won't recount the horrble parts. For many, they've spent years trying to quiet the "demons" and retelling their experiences brings those demons back.
A few years ago, my stepdad had a massive heart attack and while he was recovering from surgery, told my Mom part of his experiences at Chosin. He didn't tell her everything, but what he did share with her was horriffic. This was the first time he spoke about it in any detail since the battle.
The youngest of my Mom's two older brothers spoke about some things he dealt with in the Pacific, but never spoke about the battle of the Solomons where his destroyer was sunk.
So if you're fortunate to have one of these folks willing to share, it's certainly an opportunity that shouldn't be wasted.
No it is not storycorps. This program is strictly for veterans...of all wars.