A Daughters perspective - Growing up with Veterans

(Above photo by Victor Grubbs)

I've never been a fan of 'wondering'. I do it a lot, though. When I was a little girl, I spent a lot of time wondering why my parents did the things they did, felt the way they felt. As I have become an adult myself, a lot of these wondering's were resolved as I followed in the footsteps of everyone who is lucky enough to grow older. I know now, though, that I will have to keep wondering about the experiences I don't share with my parents, my friends, my family - and as an exercise to decrease this wondering, I get to ask questions and listen.
I had an opportunity to re-live parts of my childhood last month when the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Codington County hosted a weekend of events memorializing the fallen soldiers from that war and re-dedicated the memorial after 25 years. I asked, listened and thought a lot about how to portray what I learned and what it means to me to have these people in my life, in everyone's lives.
Listen in to hear Steve Fryslie (my father), Jim Fortin, Jim Elkins, Britt Small and Gordy West share some of their experiences and wisdom with me.

Vietnam Vet Memorial Piece by Katie, PSS Admin

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