They also serve who only stand and wait

Grandma Laura

Well, they didn't just stand and wait. They got on with their lives and took care of the homefront.

Grandma Laura had four sons enlisted in WWII. Cloyd Ray did not come home.

My Mom worked in a garment factory making coats. There were a number of occasions she travelled to meet Dad (who was in service). She said there were guys who tried to pick her up on the trains. She would show them her wedding ring. They would show her theirs!

Doris Cravens

My memories of her were that she never travelled without Dad and was afraid to do so. She must have been terrified but brave to travel alone in her younger years. If she decided she was going to do something, she damn well would have done it (a trait that seems to have been passed on to her daughter and grand-daughters!)

But they did wait, with hope and prayers for the best.

Remembrance Day

Dashing Charles Cox WW1


I don't know how Grandma Laura dealt with this, but she had a strong christian faith. My Uncle Cloyd went down with his ship in the Bay of Pigs. We were extremely lucky that three came home.

Mike Cravens in Vietnam

Ray Woodbury, Canadian peacekeeper, Bosnia
Ben Woodbury, Canadian civilian military support, Afghanistan

Lest We Forget

Young B. Cravens, Union Army, American Civil War




Charles Cox, grandfather, WW1


Paul Cravens, father, WW2


Michael Cravens, brother, Vietnam War


Ray Woodbury, stepson, Canadian Peacekeeper, Bosnia
Ben Woodbury, stepson, Civilian support, Afghanistan

Thanks for serving and thanks for surviving.