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Your Loving Son, Calvin Marsh
June 21, 2004
I remember my Dad being a big man and usually in his Navy uniform. Dad always looked good in his uniform. Boy was I proud of him, especially when he was standing on his ship in dress blues. That’s the key reason why I went into the Navy.
I remember one year when he just got back from being overseas and it was Christmas. Santa Claus was on board when his ship pulled in. We had a great Christmas dinner and Santa passed out toys to all the kids. I was so happy to see my Dad after such a long time. I remember that I had received a small metal gorilla with a pop gun that you would shoot at his belly. When you hit it, it made such a loud noise that it would scare anybody around that heard it. I just kept my finger his belly and laugh. My Dad soon afterwards removed the batteries. He had also brought me an Army toy solders set, must have had over 300 pieces in it.
After I got out of the service from Vietnam we lost track of each other. It has only been the last 8 months or so that we had started talking. We were sad for letting so much time pass by and not keeping in touch with each other. Time stands still for no one! I remember saying several times over the years that I had always wanted to sit down and have a beer with him, just father and son. That will never happen I guess.
My Dad did have a big heart, but had a hard time showing it most the times. I always loved my Dad and will miss him greatly. I wish that we could have been closer and had spent more time together. Why is it always that way when you lost someone that you love so much?
I know there is a God in Heaven above and that my father will surely be there. He can see me now and I hope that I can make him as proud of me as I am of him. Someday, after I leave to join him and my other family members, we will sit down and talk; Father to Son. For now, I’ll have to do the talking and he will just listen.
Dad, I love you very much and always will. I’m so proud of you and happy that you were my father. I’m sorry that we didn’t have that talk I wanted to have but now I know you can hear me. From time to time I’ll be talking to you and you always be in my thoughts. I love you Dad! You will be greatly missed by me and many others. You will always be in my prayers. I pray God welcomes you into his glorious Kingdom above.
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