Here follows my eulogy for my father. I hope it conveys a bit about the man. I recited it at his funeral service last week, which was not easy to do. Only names have been edited to maintain some anonymity on the Internet.
Hello,
T and I both would like to tell you a bit about our father, H, and what he has meant to each of us and our family.
If you've seen the opening scene of the film, Saving Private Ryan, you remember it was a graphic depiction of the violence and brutality of war. As I watched it, I thought of my Uncles, K and M, who both served in WWII and survived, and also my father.
Dad was fascinated with WWII, perhaps because K