An Autumn Day at the Royal Hospital Chelsea

The Royal Hospital Chelsea on Sunday 31, October 2010.

Remembering: November 11, 2010

Remembering and honoring all veterans, but especially the ones who survived for that first Armistice Day, November 11, 1918.

A couple of weeks ago, I was in London and paid a visit to the Royal Hospital Chelsea, where Walter was a resident at the end of his life. The grounds were lovely and peaceful (I didn't go inside) and reminded me of the times I'd sat with Walter in Ranelagh Gardens or walked toward the Chelsea Embankment listening to him recount events of his long life.

I still feel very privileged to have known Walter. His story enriched my life and my appreciation of the role the common man plays in history.