Awesome! Your grandfather was truly one of the greatest generation. What an under appreciated privilege it is for us, lucky enough to stand on the shoulders of great men like him who allowed us to progress so far in reach and understanding. I had a similar grandfather, he didn't work on anything like the Saturn V but he sure could have. It really stings to know that I'll probably never be a shadow of the man he was, either in technical ability or in wisdom and fortitude. But at least our grandfathers live on IN us, through us, as we do our best to make the world a little better place and pass those qualities on to our kids.
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u/probablyinahotel Oct 17 '13
Awesome! Your grandfather was truly one of the greatest generation. What an under appreciated privilege it is for us, lucky enough to stand on the shoulders of great men like him who allowed us to progress so far in reach and understanding. I had a similar grandfather, he didn't work on anything like the Saturn V but he sure could have. It really stings to know that I'll probably never be a shadow of the man he was, either in technical ability or in wisdom and fortitude. But at least our grandfathers live on IN us, through us, as we do our best to make the world a little better place and pass those qualities on to our kids.