I know several in the morning coffee crowd at the local VFW.
One is 93 and was Army Air Corps then Air Force from WW2 through Vietnam.
>I know several in the morning coffee crowd at the local VFW.
One is 93 and was Army Air Corps then Air Force from WW2 through Vietnam.<
I am 87 and live alone after my wife of 52 years passed away in late 2017. I miss her so much I sometimes hurt all over. She was 84 when her work here was done.
I still drive, cook, do the laundry and some work in the house and in the garage. A lady comes in once a week to do the heavy housework and cleaning because I am simply unable to bend or lift anything anymore.
My long term memory is fairly good, but short term isn’t.
I’m up early, 0500 or so. I am working on a novel about our second civil war. I’m also working on a memoir about how my tiny resource based hometown has destroyed its resource base by greed and foreign ownership, and hiring Mexicans to do the heavy lifting at refreshingly low wages, and to sell dope to the local people.
I visited my old high school, (class of 1950) a year or so ago, and was appalled to see all the signs in Spanish. The local Finns and Scandinavians learned English in one generation.
Funny story. The old immigrant men used to tip their hats at the local school teachers because they were teaching their kids and grand kids how to be good Americans. Those days, alas, are gone forever. Homeschooling and small private schools are the only answer.
Yes, I have A-Fib, my bones are sore with a little exertion, and I gasp for air after I walk a half block. I’m getting glaucoma. But I still find time and energy to do a few things after I sit at the computer writing and logging onto Free Republic.
For one, I am a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association because they have a youth program that’s astonishing. Some junior high and high school guys and girls build real airplanes that actually fly. They’ve flown these planes, jumped through all the regulatory hoops, and sold them and reinvested the money back into their local EAA organization.
I am volunteering at a local Christian school to do some science enrichment. For instance, I’m getting a course in microwave chemistry together because microwave chemistry is going to play a huge part in the near future in science and technology.
As a Navy veteran of the Korean War I note the kids at the local Christian school and as I do, I reflect and am so grateful that I had the chance to serve in our armed forces so long ago and far away.
Believe me. The home schooled and Christian schooled kids are worth saving our country and ourselves for.
President Reagan once said it is up to every generation to keep civilization going.
And, ladies and gentlemen, We are that generation.
My uncle just turned 88 and is a Korean War veteran of the 24th Division. His was first unit in Korean war to see combat from occupation duty in Japan and he is still driving and up until recently quite the ladies man well into his early 80’s.
Another friend of mine is 86 and the CEO of a credit union and vet of the US Navy. I am on the board with him and he is still going strong. Another friend is 94, still driving, WWII vet, we are in the same lodge together. I have several friends between 85-95 range at my church.
I know 2 who are both still riding their horses. One competes almost every weekend all summer long & she is a chronic winner.