Happy 4th of July

[Nachodaddy]

Gone, I have read that the V-twin used in Harleys, is basically two cylinders of a radial engine. Food for thought. A couple of years ago my wife scheduled a ride for me and our grandsons and their father, in a converted C-47 at the Commemorative Air Force in Mesa. My father jumped out of C-47s over Sicily and Normandy in WWII. He was in the 82nd Airborne and fought in North Africa, Sicily, Anzio (Italy), Normandy, the "Bulge" and Netherlands. I wish I could have taken him to see this one. He was proud of his service, but he did not talk much about it. I celebrate this birthday of our country knowing there will be good times and bad and hoping the good in America will always prevail.