Bdr Delphis Lauzon RCA England 1940 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Bdr Delphis Lauzon RCA England 1940 / xddorox
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| 説明 | My Grand Father Delphis Lauzon was born in 1912. He was the last of 12 children. His Father moved the family to the United States shortly after his birth and even though his parents didn't speak a word of english, couldn't read or write even in french, Delphis spoke english. He started to learn french when he met my Grand Mother in the 30's and he was the only one of the children to move back to Canada with his parents. When he enlisted at the start of WW2, he was 27 years old, married and father of 3 children. He figured he could feed his family better this way, serve his country and should he die in the service, his wife and kids would be taken care of. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Artillery and served in England on anti-aircraft guns, saw action in France, Italy, Holland and Germany. He was wounded twice in combat and survived to return in 1945. He didn't tell his wife why he had returned so fast to Canada. He had signed up for the invasion of Japan. While on his leave here, the Americans dropped the 2 atomic bombs on Japan and the war was over for him or as he liked to put it,"They knew I was coming over, so they just gave up".When I was a kid, Grandpa Delphis was my hero, Hell, he was Superman! Stories of WW2 were everywhere when i was a kid and still fresh in the memory of many people and my Grandpa was there. How else could I have felt. He would sometimes tell me stories, but never in much details. I just couldn't understand why he wouldn't share even though I begged him."You couldn't understand kid even if I told you everything." My grandmother took me aside once and explained that only men that were there at that time could understand the meaning of it. I was still puzzled, but i respected that and never pushed for more.When he passed away, I played the last post at his funeral like he asked me and that day I swore that I would never forget. Many years later I was going to see the movie "Saving private Ryan" and I asked to the crowd if anyone had seen it in the local Legion Hall where I was an associate member. A vet who I knew was at Juno beach on D-Day told me that even though the story was made up, it pictured WW2 perfectly from beginning to end. Even the non-combat scenes were right on the money. So with that in mind, I went to see the movie and was blown away in the first 20 minutes. When i left the theatre it came to me in a flash! All of a sudden I understood my Grand Father. Who could believe someone just telling a story like that, you have to see it and you have to live it. Thanks to the men and women of his generation, I didn't have to serve my country in war. To honor their sacrifices, I try everyday to make this world a little better. Last week, in the tradition of remembrance, my daughter played the last post at a remembrance ceremony and I'm sure that her Great Grand Father looked down and was very proud.Lest we forget. |
| 撮影日 | 2006-11-10 19:10:52 |
| 撮影者 | xddorox , Montreal, Canada |
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