Men go to war even on eve of V-E Day
It was the eve of V-E Day.
The scene, Baltimore and Ohio Station.
The train caller’s voice started to drone out the destination of the train, leaving at 9:30.
Fifty or more youths arose.
Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers and sweethearts arose simultaneously. All were fighting to keep back tears.
A tow-headed boy followed his mother and sisters toward one boy who was leaving. But the tow-headed kid couldn’t hold back. His tears came quickly, stopped just as quickly as his sailor-brother put his hands on his shoulders, whispered into his ear.
Then all the boys were filing through the gate.
It wasn’t the eve of V-E Day to them.
It wasn’t the eve of V-E Day to those who stood and watched.
These boys were just going to war.
They were going to fight the Japs.