Bob,
My family's thoughts and prayers are with you, Bob! My Dad was also a veteran of WWII, Army Air Corps Europe (9th Air Force). He was a glider mechanic in England with the 82nd and 101st Airborne during D-Day. I spent 9 years as an Air Force officer, but my experience can't compare to what our Dads did in that war. I lost mine in '97, and miss him everyday. Thanks for sharing this with us, Bob. That's great he was still able to get the full-honors funeral!