My matriarchal grandfather fought upon the slope of Luzon.

Bloody and brutal.

He should have died and i should not exist.

On the head of the table he had 2 pictures.

Jesus Christ and John Wayne.

He was very aware that John Wayne never served, but he loved the guy all the same.

Why?

Every guy at that moment had to be John Wayne, to save the life of the next man.

My grandfather who is buried at Riverside knew.

God Bless him and his picture of John Wayne at the kitchen table.