1082. My father, a World War I soldier, and The 100th anniversary of the armistice of World War I, November 11, 1918.
Today, in honor of the 100 year anniversary of the World War I armistice, I am reposting a prior blog about my dear father Orson Pratt Miles. He was in World War I, and had a disability pension for life, for the trauma he suffered. I wrote it 2 years ago on the anniversary of his death. I hope you feel the spirit of such a kind and good man as you read this! (And I'm posting it at 11 a.m. today!) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 759. My dear father, Orson Pratt Miles, passed away 41 years ago today. He was a World War I Veteran, and disabled most of his life. Great man! Today I want to honor my father, Orson Pratt Miles. He was born in St. George, Utah on September 7, 1891, and saw this town from basically the pioneer days. He received a pension for being disabled, after his time in World War I, and being on the front lines there. He was such a gentle soul, and seeing people dying around him, and having to take someone else's life was j