A soldier's final silence ...

and a grandson’s struggle to understand

Life’s timing can be uncanny. Shortly after my grandfather passed away, I first saw the “Band of Brothers” miniseries, a story of men changed by their experiences, friendships, suffering, and the horrors of war. Through the show I came to see my grandfather in a different light. There was a story behind his service, but apart from the bits and pieces I picked up over the years, that story is lost forever.