RIP Grandpa

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He showed us the Japanese officer's sword and the Japanese rifle he brought home. He talked about had worked as a guard at Sugamo Prison following the war and came face to face with Hideki Tōjō. Grandpa would talk about other stuff, such as having to spend his wedding night in the back seat of a car because it was the only accommodation available after a blizzard struck during their wedding ceremony. Or farming when he was growing up and how he liked it when his dad finally got a tractor.

Grandpa was a tough old bird too, getting up around 4am for chores on the farm every day of the week and working up until about three years ago. Grandpa was not happy when he had to move into assisted living but it did give him a few more years then he would've had otherwise - I think he would have gone sooner if he had tried stayed home.

Grandpa surprised me after that idiot W. started that disaster in Iraq - he was opposed to that war from the get go. I think it was due to his experiences as a younger person and that we weren't in danger from the Iraqis.