Veterans Day remembrance
A few months back, I wrote of my grandfather, who served in World War II aboard L.S.T. 560, one of the “Landing Ship, Tank” vessels that brought soldiers and equipment ashore in the Pacific. Interestingly, that posting — in which I noted a few of the places where I’ve worked the number 560 into my work — brought me into contact with the sole surviving shipmate from his engineering team. …