Randy Deming

The Story of an Ambling Okie Randy Deming

Dad would not consider himself to be a hero. He correctly recognized he was one of many. He was part of a team that worked together to achieve great things. There were 210,000 U. S. airmen who flew missions over France and Germany in World War II. Slightly more than a third of these men were killed, wounded or became prisoners of war. Some would say the heroes were the ones who gave everything and did not come home. This book tells the story of a man who did his duty out of a love and commitment to his country and his family. It is written in his own words. Dad was a bomber pilot who went on to an illustrious career in the USAF. He was a man who loved his country but he was also in love with mom and was just as committed to his family. I think this dedication to both areas of his life is what comes through as you read his story. I think this is what made him a hero if only in the eyes of his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.