A older guy I worked for was a veteran of the European Theater. From Normandy to the end of the war in Europe. One day we were talking and he told me his outfit was getting ready to leave for retraining and refitting for the possible invasion of Japan. He said when word came down that Japan had surrendered, he sat down and cried. I asked him if it was because he was happy, he said no, it was because he knew he would live. Rest in Peace, Art.
