Ron's Chair

   I no longer sit in that barber chair. Ron retired. He was the barber who owned the chair.
   As his customer, it was great shooting the breeze with him. One day he mentioned that he'd fought with the Marines during the Korean War. I asked him about it.
   Ron described enemy soldiers attacking in waves. The soldiers in the first wave carried weapons. The soldiers in subsequent waves carried no weapons. The Marines mowed down the first wave of soldiers. The soldiers following behind picked up weapons dropped by their dead comrades. They too got decimated.
   Ron was a medic. He must have treated wounded enemy soldiers. Knowing Ron, I'm sure he treated them well. Who knows, maybe there's elderly veterans living in North Korea and China whose lives were saved by Ron.
   November 11th is Veterans Day. We honor living veterans such as Ron.