I can barely remember anything about my father. He died on November 14, 1968. I remember watching Combat with him in the very room we're standing in above. I remember driving to Virginia with him once. That's about it.

Most of what I know about him is second hand- things I've read or been told. He was a fighter pilot in World War II. Flew off of the Intrepid and received a DFC and 2 Air Medals. They are in a frame in our Media Room. I have a book on World War II with his picture in it. He was a pretty good golfer. He smoked too many cigarettes.

I don't know if he had a good sense of humor, or what kind of music he liked. I don't know if he liked to dance or what kind of beer he drank. My kids have some vague idea that I had a mother, who died shortly before the oldest was born. My dad is nothing more than a picture they've seen once or twice. I'd tell them more about him, if I knew more.

It's not something I think about a lot. Maybe once or twice a year.