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RE: Travels With Cleo and Gunner Life Changing Moment
A very nice read, sir.
(can I point out an error you made, if you want to rectify it...
..... When I took his hand he said “I shook the hand of a man that shook the hand of a man that fought in the Revolutionary War”. Think about that......
....His Grandfather had moved his family from Virginia to Illinois to fight for the Union in the Civil War. The 110th Illinois to be exact.)
The American civil war, you meant to say, I think - not the revolutionary war (of independence).
Both. And I stand by my accuracy. My Grandfather shook his grandfather's hand. American Civil war vet, the 110th Illinois. The Civil War vet shook his grandfather's hand. The Revolutionary War vet, 4 score and 7 years ago.... 87 years. 2 generations. Works out.
The revolutionary war guy was young, they were in a position where they had to fight or join the Brits. The Civil War guy was older, in his 40s. Works just fine.
I gave the handshake to one of my nephews. He was 4 handshakes from the Revolutionary War.
Thanks for stopping by,
ah, ok, it's the way it read/ I read it....no probs ..
A very nice read though, anyway...
There is something about 'touching' history, isn't there..?