From an old man to a young one

[dburkhead]

snopes.com: Letter to President Obama - Harold Estes

I have to type this here because Snopes seems to have some setting where I can't copy and paste in Firefox.

Dear President Obama,

My name is Harold Estes, approaching 95 on December 13 of this year. People meeting me for the first time don't believe my age because I remain wrinkle free and pretty much mentally alert.

I enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1934 and served proudly before, during, and after wW II retiring as a master Chief Bos'n Mate. Now I live in a "rest home" located on the western end of Pearl harbor allowing me to keep alive the memories of 23 years of service to my country.

One of the benefits of my age, perhaps the only one, is to speak my mind, blunt and direct even to the head man.

So here goes.

And more. Very nice letter.

Snopes lists it as "correctly attributed."

 

[RachelMarie]

Well written. More should be sent, just like it.

 

[Pami]

That is awesome.

 

[bulldog]

Thank you for sharing this letter.This obviously isn't his 1st rodeo.

 

[Bastispah]

That was really something! I just hope Obama read it......