My Life as I Remember It: A Bomber Pilot Instructor Story

Looking back over the hills and valleys of my life, I have had a wonderful life all told. Some ups, some downs, but altogether I have no complaints. I am now ninety three years of age and can tell you what happened. I have had many friends-some men and some women, a few of the women I married and some were just wonderful friends. I have done many things for various reasons and none criminal, usually to make a living and some for the pure pleasure of doing them.

My name is Robert G. Folk, Jr. I am a 93-year-old widower. I was born during the Great Depression, and like many from my generation, I was a hard worker. Many say that people who grew up in the depression era in the 1930s were not only hard workers, but they were realists about life. Moreover, many became innovators. To prove my point, I like to refer to the fact that Walt Disney came of age during my era, and he created Disneyland, in spite of the depression. I am proud to say that I am part of this American song and my life, too, has made a difference. That's why I am writing my story to encourage the younger generations, who have experienced the effects of the current lingering recession, to see that it is all part of the American Dream. For all America has gone through, World Wars, depressions, recessions, we are survivors. We will make it.