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My grand uncle Ralph (my dad’s namesake) was in the Army and was badly wounded in the Normandy D day invasion. He passed in surgery to address his combat wounds about a year later back home in Chicago. He had just turned 21, barely old enough to buy a beer. He was just the 2nd Militello born in America. Ralph would be 100 this October. His older brother, James (my grandfather and my son’s namesake) also served in WWII in a tank battalion.
Uncle Ralph’s father, Charles ( my great grandfather) immigrated from Sicily in 1914 and also served in WWI despite only being a citizen for 3 years. 🇺[emoji1218]🇹
I am always proud to see how much these men loved their country.
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