Tagged: History

Guy Smith

Dad

A boy in Saskatchewan, teenager in Lynden, Army Air Corps gunner in North Africa, prisoner in Germany, and adoptive father in Birch Bay. These were the passages of the man resting in Hillsdale Cemetery. (Read More)

My brave Dad

  We took our grandkids to Pioneer Park in Ferndale, WA where you can see several renovated buildings from the early 19th and 20th centuries. We saw homes, an old postoffice, a store, and (Read More)

Birthday

Today is my birthday. Since 1951 I’ve  been taking birthdays for granted. Just another year, no big deal. Then all of a sudden I’m 62. How the heck did that happen? Wasn’t it just (Read More)

Defeating Fear

My wife told me I was brave. But I don’t believe dealing with Leuk is bravery. To me, bravery is when someone knowingly puts himself in jeopardy for the sake of someone else, or (Read More)