It was definitely a part of our life. I mean, my mom had both her brothers and her fiancee in Vietnam at the same time, so it wasn't just my dad's story, it was my mom's story too. And we definitely grew up listening to the stories.
“If there is a 50-50 chance that something can go wrong, then 9 times out of ten it will.”
“Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.”