Sighing she opened the box and started pulling out pictures. Some were of Danny as a baby and then a young child with Rafe flying a pretend airplane. Pictures Danny or Rafe holding a baby. Pictures of a little girl chasing after the two boys a few years later, the same girl crying after Rafe took her on her first flight. The picture of two proud pilots and the little girl in the middle forcing on her face a smile and the day in the swimming hole. Pictures from Iz's time with the WAVS, Danny in Hawaii with the gang before and after Pearl and finally pictures of them training for the raid. The pictures were passed between Rafe, Evelyn, and Danny. Some brought smiles and other tears. There was even a picture of Danny, Rafe and Evelyn taken the night in New York before Rafe left.
"I never knew there were so many photos of us all." Rafe said when the pictures had made their rounds.
"Your Father gave me a lot before I had to leave." Iz explained.
"Why were you crying after you flew for the first time? I though you loved to fly."
"Well it is something I am good at. I am not like Rafe or Danny. They lived to fly I flew because I could and that was the one time they wouldn't complain if I tagged along with them. As for the WAVS I wanted to help and that was where I could do the most. I don't hate flying but that is not the passion that drives me. I was crying because Rafe did barrel rolls and a loop without telling me."
Evelyn smiled remembering her flight with Danny. "Is that all?"
"No I have his wings, dog tags, medals from the raid, his bars and his letters."
"So you got the medals I wondered about that." Rafe said with a smile.
"I was in D.C. still and the WAVS pilots were invited to dinner at the white house. I had found out about Danny the day before and father made me go. Roosevelt gave me the medals that night. Doolittle had told him about me and who my brother was.
"It is getting late." Evelyn said eying the sleeping children. "We can save a letter for another night."
"I want to see a picture of her husband. There has to at least one in this house." Rafe pouted as Iz picked up Jimmy.
"Let her talk to Danny first Rafe she will show you in good time."
Iz shot her a grateful smile as she headed up the stairs.
