I remember listening to the news of the war on the radio and talking about it with my dad. It appeared to me that things were turning around when we started winning in Tunisia. Back home, we’d see cars with their headlights painted black. The gold dome on the state house was painted black and there were shortages of everyday items, some foods, gasoline, and it was necessary to go to the ration board to get new tires. Things were very different at war time. While it was hard, at four years old, I knew we were going to win the war, because I knew we were right. Jerry growing up. T H E E A R LY DAY S • 19