SOUND OFF!

 

   THURSDAY AUGUST 15TH., 2024
                    SOUND OFF!
     
     It is one of my earliest memories!

It was August 15th., 1945. I was nearly 3.

    I know we were vacationing at

the shore. And I know the radio

was on in the car.

    I was already sitting up front.

Probably on my Mom's lap. "Child

Safety Seats" were unheard of back

then.

     Suddenly my Dad let me start blowing

the car horn. And he didn't make me stop!

I was in my glory! King of the road as

it were.

      Somewhere along the line we

stopped at a restaurant. I don't remember

ordering on my own. But I do remember

a huge pile of spaghetti put on a plate

and placed directly in front of me!

      Perhaps, at 3, I had become the

world's greatest horn blower! Why

else serve such a big portion to such

a little kid?

      Well, at it turns out, there was

another reason. Thought I had no

idea of its impact back then, I now

know it was VJ Day! The empire of

Japan had surrendered to the United

States thus ending World War II !

      The surrender came on August

14th but President Truman didn't

announce it publicly till the 15th.

Of course it wasn't signed until

September 2nd.

      I am pleased to have been

allowed to participate in what

turned out to be a world-wide

celebration!

      It has been 79 years. And each

has its share of memories. Yet the

memory of that horn and my heaping

helping of spaghetti will always have

a special place in my mind.

      Hope you have some treasured

memories too! And that all your

NEWS is good!

(Unfortunately no photo from the

day. But this is me and the car a

couple years later!)