The veteran was confused about Emma’s choice to switch back seats again, and it didn’t help that the restless mother looked at him with large, googly eyes. “Can I help you miss?” He asked as he scanned Emma’s bewildered face. Emma replied by asking about the book he held.

The man wasn’t secretive about his album, so he ruffled through some pages and showed Emma the book’s contents.

“I fought in two large wars for my country. The first was in 1945, when we invaded Normandy during WW2, and the second war I served was in Korea. These are pictures of those times.”

The man continued by telling Emma detailed stories of those times. He spoke of the battles and told Emma about his fellow soldiers, whom he viewed as his closest friends for most of his life.