Both my father-in-law and father served in WWII.
My Dad (in big photo) started in the Navy during the war, then after transitioned to the Air Force, and, finally, a brief turn in the Army. Highlights of his career are in the big opened album,. The binoculars are from his Navy stint.
I also own a 1st ed. of John McCrae’s only book of poems (black book on the left) after his death. I also have some nice commemorative coins and a V-Day watch.
Every Remembrance Day, my wife, daughter, and her companion with military background congregates around the family room fireplace to remember both fathers and grandparents as we watch the annual CBC ceremony from Ottawa.