He said: "I cherish the memory of a question my grandson asked me the other day, when he said: 'Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?'

Grandpa said, "No. But I served in a company of heroes."

I choke back tears hearing the interviews from the guys of Easy Company and knowing the sacrifice that our grandparents made for our freedom

If you care, I encourage you to shake the hand of a vet and thank them, I can promise you that it means the world to them.

sadly, my relatinship with my Grandpa soured toward the end. I had a few opportunities to talk to him about his time in WWII...

he was in the South Pacific... but I never learned many details.