There is a very special gentleman by the
name of Chester Kross. He was in World
War II. He was he's one of the last
people that served in the World War II
and it was really fun to watch him. I
want to let the children know and
especially if they're in their programs
about Pearl Harbor they don't get the
full facts. I'm gonna have to explain to
him the full facts. One man said chief
you've been around here a long time. I said no just one year 36 months. I'm hoping to show
them a true American who loves this
country and fought for what he believed
in, a 93 year old man that still wants to
share a story it's pretty amazing to me.
I think it was really cool because I'm a
lot of questions got answered and
it's just amazing what he did. He knew a
lot about World War II. I went in the Navuy because I wanted
three hots and a flop - three hot meals
and a flop is a bunk. I spent 12 years in
Great Lakes worst place in the world. I liked hearing story and how he worked
through it and just powered it. My
favorite part was that he got to kind of
see all the things that happened in
World War II and that he was near Pearl
Harbor when it kind of happened. The kids are very curious about Chester and they
already have come up with a list of
questions. Where were you when Pearl
Harbor got bombed? On the way to Pearl Harbor. What was your motivation to keep trying in World War II?
We had to get rid of the Japanese. How did you get the Purple Heart award? I forgot to
duck. (laughter)
Thank you for serving in World War II. My name is Marcy. Thank you for saving our country.
My name is Janie. Thank you for saving our country. Thank you for serving our country.
Thank you for serving our country. Thank you for
all your services and just thank you for
being an amazing person and caring for
everyone in the world. Now I want you to
remember three things:
listen gratitude and thankfulness and you will survive until you are 96 years old.
You want to do that? Yes.
