A Time of Remembrance

Grandma Alice, Me, Grandpa Earl in 1988

The main story in my family for years was my Grandpa's stories about his Navy time during WWII. He was in one of the converted aircraft carriers that were sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

According to his story, his best friend was in the radio room when one of the missiles struck the side of the ship and went thro…