Our Parents Who Served

Hi Everyone

The last couple of days a have me thinking about our parents who served/serve. The sad loss of Bill Murray's father yesterday, and the anniversary of Geoff's fathers passing 6 years ago, made me think that it would be wonderful to have a special thread to honour and share rememberances (and show off ) our Mother and Father, IF we would like to do that with our MLU Family.

I know what I say here has been said in other threads, but this thread is just for ALL MLU-ers parents who want to share a little of their parents' service story.

My father, Sargeant Johannes (Joe) Hafsteinn Jonasson, P.P.C.L.I., born May 7, 1920, passed away to cancer at age 52 in 1972. (His brothers and one sister also served)

My father, Joe, served at home after being rejected for overseas for medical reasons. He served at Shilo, from 1942 through 1945, outside of Winnipeg. I'm really sad that circumstances and miles between us, then his early death when I was 18 in a foster home, prevented us from ever being able to sit together and talk about his life and service years. I have to settle for any stories I hear from other peoples memories.

I adored him when I was a kid... still do.

This is for you "Dad" for the service you did.

Karmen