When World War II tolled around Bill Watson of Westbrook, Maine desperately wanted to go with his friends. He was found to have a critical civilian occupation and refused the right to enlist. All of his life he regretted this fact.In 1959 his oldest daughter Mary Jeanette Watson enlisted in the WACs where she was to serve at Fort Dix for the duration of her enlistment.In 1961 Bill's two oldest sons William(Jr) and Richard voluntarily enlisted in the USMC where Richard ended up leaving the service early due to a heart condition and William went on to serve a tour of duty at Guantanamo Naval Air Station in Cuba.In 1964 Bill's youngest daughter enlisted in the WACs where she served a tour of duty at the Presidio of San Francisco and earned the status of Viet Nam era Veteran.In 1965 Bill's youngest son Edward enlisted in the Army where he served two tours of duty before leaving to help care for his mother following the death of his father.All five of these children voluntarily enlisted and served their enlistments out in time of both peace and war. They didn't have to go but chose to go in honor of their father.This is the fabric of Maine's veterans and they all deserve a hearty thank you.