Keep it up, Bill.

Nothing you have done in your life - - other than raising a fine family - - can match your mission to preserve memories and legacy of this special group of men, of which, you were a part. So few of them are left. I admire and appreciate your efforts.---PS. As of this writing, I am in a hotel room two blocks from the War Museum of the Pacific in Fredericksburg, Texas, childhood home of Admiral Chester Nimitz. It is well done. I must admit to you, when I approached the memorial to the Okinawa veterans, I had to briefly walk away as tears filled my eyes - - remembering Dad. I would love to have brought him to this museum. It is my special tribute to his memory - -making a pilgrimage to a place where memories, mementos, artifacts, letters, and history speak to the time --- and of the men. I felt Dad's presence today. I'm still not quite over the experience.

Glad you E-mailed me today. Your connection to Dad's past, having been at the same place, on the same hills, is quite special to me.

Take Care -- Tom, Son of Woody Martin, JASCO team member attached to 3rd battalion, 383rd infantry.