An Honored Veteran's New View

I think of my grandpa Conner on a daily basis, but this morning while looking at Facebook News Feeds I came across this picture and and article in the Daily Breeze about an area that sits just below the cemetery where my grandpa rests. I couldn't help but get a mental picture of the wonderful man I remembered. Dressed in his chino grey pants, grey shirt and grey baseball cap. With his hand on his hip leaning against the block wall or wooden fence on either side of his "home", shooting the breeze as he liked to say.

I remembered as  a kid riding to visit another family member buried at Green Hills and Grandpa would mention about what wonderful housing for families of those who served were right across the street. Single family homes dotted the main avenue. I remember asking him why there was barbed wire and large signs around  the gated community. "All military areas are that way Cindy".

In the article the city planners will be designing a brand new project of  homes, condos and  townhouses. This process has been on-going for as long as I can remember since it has been empty, and all homes boarded up for many years. For several years after families left  this area was I believe used for police, and fire training from various city departments in the area.

I believe that by reading this article and today being Veteran's Day that it was his sign to me that he was thinking of me and would be so excited that something new was coming to his home. I recall when the sidewalks were put on his street he stood out and watched all the equipment dig up and then pour the cement. Talking to the worker's on a daily basis. 

He was a great man, he will be watching over whatever project decides to finally happen on the site. Just look up on the hill, to the guy in grey, scratching his head and putting his ball cap back on. He along with many other veteran's at home will be with you.