My younger cousins created a Veteran’s History Project, a personal narrative now on file at the Library of Congress, that helped bring our family lineage to life. My father and his brothers all served in the U.S. Armed Forces. They passed down their strong love for America to the younger generations. The deeper I probed into our rich heritage, the greater my realization became of our true inheritance.
Our grandfather was affectionately called “Pappy.” Although he was soft-spoken, the words he…
