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Indlæser... Football Flyboy: First Lt. Bill Cannon, Piloting More than His Own Aircraftaf Lisa Reinicke
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Does a good man's life end at his death?The answer for daughter Lisa Reinicke was, "No." Her father was known by manynames: Buster, Bill, Billy, Dad, and the Football Flyboy. His deeds, no matter how small, should be passed down to family, friends, and anyone looking for inspiration, andlife-lessons from one who worked, lived and part of the Greatest Generation. TheFootball+Flyboy+was young, newlywed and a pilot in WWII. He was a good man.One weekend morning, she determined that his spirit should not stay silent just becausehis mouth could no longer speak words. "I open my dad's old air force footlocker - stillsolid, battleship grey, weathered, and a little rough from travel and age. His name is inwhite lettering on the front: First+Lt+William+R+Cannon +"What she discovered were yellowed envelopes bound in twine - hundreds of them - thather father had written to her mother. Letters written daily during the last year of WWIIand received by his bride. Her daily letters disappeared - only three times during theyear, did the "mailman" catch up with him and teased with just a few of the hundreds."Before reaching inside, there was a feeling of the hands of time grabbing onto my heart, knowing that this was such a huge part of not only his life but my mom's as well."Meet Bill "Buster" Cannon, the Football Flyboy ... a good man with a good life who madea difference. No library descriptions found. |
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