Here’s a special gift that relived a memory:

There’s an air show in Hayward California each year. At the last show there were two World War II Bombers, a B-17 and a B-24. They were on their way to a larger air show in Watsonville, California, scheduled a couple of days later.

Fred was still a pilot in his seventies. He was out every morning walking around the B-24, stopping, and staring off in the distance. He flew in B-24's during World War II over Europe. Not only did he fly in B-24's, this was the plane he flew in. He still belonged to his old unit and would attend reunions. They knew the numbers of this plane and that it was being restored.

Just before the planes were to depart for Watsonville, this old flight jockey's wife and son told him, "Dad, you're going with them. We have made arrangements for you to fly to Watsonville in the B-24." The son said, "It was the first time I saw my Dad cry."

What an opportunity to relieve the past. A real sentimental journey. The two war birds took off with grandpa in his original seat. They made a fly-by, flew out over the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge, and down to Watsonville. Think Fred will remember this? You bet. Make Memories.

Can you think of a memory or a tradition you can relive? Don’t wait until it’s too late.