I agree with Ranger and Odie. My father did not fight in WW II per se, but he trained troops at Ft Sill at the Artillery School during the war. My godfather was one of the band of men known as Merill's Marauders who fought the Japanese in the jungles of Burma. There were only 2,500 marauders that survived the war. He was one of them. He never discussed what he did. That is where my thoughts were during the opening ceremony. I wish that I could have stayed for the second day but obligations kept me from staying. Mr. & Mrs. Hat put things over the top with the National Anthem and prayer. This group has been blessed.