This 1950s "satchel" held 354 pages of Air Force papers that belonged to my husband's father, Lt. Col. L. R. Jamison, who served in the United States Air Force 1939-1959.
It's been safely tucked away in our closet for the 24 years that Larry Jamison and I were married. I resurrected it after my husband's November 13th death and scanned the contents. I also printed hard copies of each page and have assembled a 3 ring binder with those pages.
In fact, I've prepared, in the past week, 8 binders so I can offer one to each of his children and one to his half-brother. I have a copied binder, as well as the original, treasured keepsake.
When I hold it and explore the contents, I truly feel like I'm holding the hand of my father-in-law. And at the same time, giving him a tight hug out of the pride and respect that I hold for him.


