Maybe we were on the same ship, or you were on one of those tin cans that gave us support. Or maybe you are a youngerster learning about the war in school. For all of you here, I would like to welcome you to my website.

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About R. Fischer ...

I am the same patriotic, flag-waving kind of guy I was at eighteen. The big difference now is, as I write this, I am seventy-six years old. I have a wife of more than fifty-six years, she is my life line. She gives me courage and strength, and she gave me two wonderful children. A handsome son, and a beautiful daughter. They gave us seven fun, happy, playful grandchildren. Our cup runith over, and the saucer too. If you read my journals, you know how we met. Blind dates are always rocky. You know what they say. "All is well that ends well."

When we were young, we built several houses. I loved working with wood. All through my life it was fix this and fix that. I worked in the printing industry through my working years. Started out as some printers devil. I ran small medium, and large presses, eventually worked up to management, and eventually was the director of printing for a major university. My night school at the university payed off for my family. When I retired, I took up wood carving, and they said I got quite good at it. I would not call my work masters, but I was able to sell some pieces. The birds and poetry on this site are mine. I also took up golfing and all I will say on that is I played at the game. Arthritis in my hands put an end to my wood carving and guitar playing, and old age problems put a halt to my golfing. (Just when I had it figured out.)

It was then that I purchased a computer to fill in my lonely time. Then my daughter and I discussed about writing a story of my life on an air craft carrier. What the heck I had nothing but time so I started to write.

My daughter had built a family website, and put that story on it. Then came the poems. She displayed the poems, and even featured some of my wood carvings. Soon my grand kids got into the act. Now it is our family site. My daughter again approached me and we talked about a website complete on W.W.II. I agreed that I would write vignette’s of all my experiences. (Almost all of them) This web site is the product of that idea. All of the credit belongs to her. My wife gave me inspiration. I wrote, and my daughter put it all together. There is a "PLEASE WRITE BACK FORM" we would like you to use. Let us know how you view the site, and if you want your stories posted here. We welcome your input, and "YOUR MEMORIES." -» Contact Form