Sunday, May 22, 2011

The Forgotten Warrior

As told by  Grandma Lillie Holmes: I am the youngest of five children,Sam Johnson Jr (Bo) being the oldest, and after him came Hayes Melvin Honeywood Sr(Tardie), then John Clarence Peyton-Miles Sr (J.C) or (Brother), then Annie Mae Carr-Miles (Annie) and then me, Jesse Lee Thomas-Miles Sr (Sonny)..
     Now I didn't know too much about my brother Hayes, because he was in the army, and fought in the Korean War. I only heard moma talk about his days as a Golden Glove Lightwieght Contender while he was in the army. She said she sent him  care packages, and sometimes he got them, and sometimes he didn't.She said he got a box from her, she sent him candles, and other things he needed, the candles got broken, he was sharing them with his buddies, but one white soldier got his boxers in a knot, and wanted to fight him for the rest of the things he had in his box. WOW!!!

    when I really got to meet my brother, I was seven years old, he was married, and had children, Melvin, Cynthia, and Juwana. My brother died in 1988 while I was in La visiting him.The cancer had eaten him alive.We were in the process of getting to know each other a little better. I salute my brother the forgotten  warrior, Haye Honeywood.