Sunday, December 7, 2014

dog tags


in 1945, my dad was a tail gunner on a b-17 
8th air force
91st bomb group
324th bomb squadron

his aunt gave him the texaco scotty medal
for good luck.
it worked. for sure.
my dad survived 29 missions
helping to secure the allies
crossing the rhine in the 
final days of the war in europe.


i always wondered what
'listen' meant,
thinking perhaps it was a reminder to stay on the alert
in war time.


then i found this print ad.


'listen to the improvement in your engine'. 
all around sound advice.