True, Skipper67. Those of us who havent experienced the real hardships can only imagine it and often, our imagination is far short of reality.

My late grandmother, who lived with guerillas in the mountains during the war, often lectured us kids to completely eat everything on our plate, "never leave a morsel," she often said. "We never wasted any food when we were in the boondocks." When I asked her about her friends back then, she declined to answer. "You'll never understand" was often her simple reply.

Sir, it's always an honor to listen to the tales of your experiences. You give life to the books I have read. Thanks.