Hi, this is "Jibby",

Thanks for all your comments and prayers........and thanks to my daughter, Debi for taking over when I was unable to blog! I would like to make several things clear:

I have been blessed. I have lived 85 wonderful years, survived many close encounters, came back to my beloved country after WWII, and will spend the last remaining time among friends and loved ones. Can't ask for much more than that!

In addition, I have made some new, wonderful, friends. The members of the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association). Bill David, Brian McMahon, Bill Hirzell and the entire EAA have taken us under their "wings"....literally. They collaborated with WTOL and the University of Toledo to make the fly-in at Metcalf a huge success. Then, the made the Ypsilanti Museum available for Jennifer Boresz's interview with me and the rescued airmen which was shown of WTOL TV several times. They went way out of their way to transport "Mim" Bizic, Curt Diles , Clare Musgrove, and me to and from Metcalf and Ypsilanti. They really helped get our"story" out.