For Dad . . . D+4

Dad served in World War II.

He never talked much about it.

Once in while

he would tell a story

of something funny . . .

How would YOU like to wake up,

in a barn,

in a foreign country.

in the middle of a war,

to the sound of bag-pipes?

To an Indiana

born and bred man,

I am sure that laughs

weren't what 

came out of his mouth then!

 But, he did tell it funny.

The only thing 

I ever heard him talk about

that was serious

was moving down the roads inland

and seeing bodies 

all along the fence rows.

Again,

I can't imagine

how that would affect

a born and bred Hoosier,

from a small town,

So, on this June 10, 2010,

I honor my father,
Paul L. Gaumer, 

and all of the soldiers
who landed
on a beach in France
on June 10, 1944 . . .
D-Day + 4.

Thanks You, Lord,
for letting my dad come home
so I would become
part of this world.

Signed,

The Proud Daughter of a World War II Veteran