“The Second Hardest Decision,” by Erwin A. Thompson. Duck or Cover? A WW II Chronicle.
This story written by my father Erwin A. Thompson–now 95–is a continuation of my POP ON MONDAY series. It tells the story of what my father calls “Big Men”–that is men of great character. In the normal round of a day in Army life, should they protect a good seargent and risk their own positions?…