The Story Of The Father According To The Son
When Dr. Sidney LaPook started talking about World War II, our medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook started listening, and digging for more. He uncovered an amazing story about how his father became a memorable hero to the residents of one small town.
"My 88-year-old father enlisted in the army in July 1942, turning down a deferment for dental residency that would have kept him out of the war. Typical of his “greatest generation,” he never talked much about the war when my three sisters and I were growing up. This was a generation that, when they scored a touchdown, flipped the ball to the ref, jogged over to the bench, and sat down. There was no celebrating in the end zone.
Growing up, my three sisters and I occasionally did hear about a cow that he had sewn up after it was hit by German shrapnel in the tiny French town of Batilly in the fall of 1944. This was not something he had learned in dental school. He left town about a week later and didn't return until 1957, when he was greeted as a hero by the residents of the town. The cow had lived five years but she had never given milk again...
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Growing up, my three sisters and I occasionally did hear about a cow that he had sewn up after it was hit by German shrapnel in the tiny French town of Batilly in the fall of 1944. This was not something he had learned in dental school. He left town about a week later and didn't return until 1957, when he was greeted as a hero by the residents of the town. The cow had lived five years but she had never given milk again...
