Letters to the Editor

Great story

Editor, the Journal,

We should all give a big shoutout to Gordon Weeks for writing, and the Journal for publishing, the heartwarming story of Mr. James Aylesworth in the July 29 issue. This man's story deserved the front-page treatment it received.

As a very young boy, I remember running to the TV every Sunday afternoon to watch "Victory at Sea." It was a 26-episode series about the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during World War II. One internet passage tells us it was "famous for its music score [by Richard Rogers], eloquent narration, and combat footage."

Now, every time I hear the beautiful and haunting melody, "Beneath the Southern Cross" and others from the series, my memories will include James Aylesworth and his shipboard service in the South Pacific during the terrible conflict that was World War II.

This man is now our neighbor who lives on Hood Canal. We hope he stays with us well past his 101 years. I can only offer an old Navy toast: "We wish you fair winds and following seas."

Robert E. Graham, Union