Life in America

Fourth of July Remembrances

From the Secret Remembrance Archives

“ We drove into Lincoln to watch the parade, this was 1942 I think.   A man was selling those red-white and blue windmills on a stick.  You know, the thing that twirled when you ran with it.  Boy-oh-boy did me and sister want one so we asked  mom.  She said ask you father.  We were askared to because dad was off work and we didn't have much money except from what turnips we sold outside at our stand.  But surprise, he sayed  ''we'll see.''  He asked the man how much and the man said 15¢.  Dad said, "are you fucking nuts?"  The man poked him in the eye with the pointy end of one and that's why he never got into the Army.  Benny Terwilliger ”