1940s songs
Service cuts into life's fall--
War and life bloody
I visited my aging parents last weekend at their assisted living facility home. They held a little celebration for veterans, most of whom served during the 1940s, including, of course, WW II. Afterward, someone played some popular songs from the 1930s and 40s, and most in attendance sang along. One of the vets sang quite nicely.
Later, I tried to use the restroom in the dining room, but couldn't. It was covered in blood. It seems the sweet-singing vet had fallen, which he apparently does routinely. An awkwardly jarring scene was this...wistful recollections of youth, honor of service, and the violence of the infirmities that come with old age.
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