I was in the military, stationed in San Diego in the 60s. I was dating this gorgeous girl about 20 years old at the time. One night she took me to her parent's home. While we were there, her parents came home and they had just seen the movie, PATTON. They talked about how great the movie was. My girlfriend introduced me to her mom and dad and he shook my hand and she told him I was in the military. Sailors around San Diego were really hated at the time. But he was so nice to me. He told me to follow him and he took me through his house. I was waiting for one of those, "If I find out that you're sleeping with me daughter", threats. But he took me into his den. He opened the door and this huge room was completely filled with WW2 paraphernalia. German helmets, swords, military rifles completely covered the walls. He showed me pictures of him and George Patton standing next to each other and he told me that he was one of Patton's aides. There was a picture of him driving a jeep with Patton in the back seat. I was blown away!! And I couldn't believe how nice he was to me. This guy had no sons. But five daughters. His first name started with the letter R. All of his daughter's names started with an R. Rachael, Roxanne, Roberta, Randi and Rhonda. He was the superintendent of the school system. She told me that in 13 years, she never missed a day of school no matter how sick she was. And in 13 years, none of her other four sisters missed a day of school no matter what. I figured that was about right for one of Patton's aides. By the way, her mother was in the WAVES. Not many of my relatives were in the military. But, that is one memory I'll never forget.
