When an Elderly Marine Cries
Damp eyes and streaked cheeks come easy for the combat veterans remaining.
by Bob Kerstetter
The Old Marine walked in upright and loose under his WWII cap.
“Good morning, sir, how may I help you?”
“I need a notebook computer.”
He paid for a 13-inch aluminum model. Good eyes for an older guy. He wears no lenses.
“May I ask where you served?”
“I went ashore on Borneo.”
“Oh! My dad covered your landing. He worked fire control on the USS Montpelier CL-57. She was a Cleveland Class Light Cruiser.”
“I know,” he said with instant tears. “Tell him thanks.”
Damp eyes and streaked cheeks come easy for the combat veterans remaining.
While the research never ends, writing the story begins.
USS Montpelier Shells and Explodes Gas Plant in Balikpapan, Borneo
