- My dad was in the 804th tank destroyers, his name was John Donaldson, from Mulhall, Oklahoma. He attended the reunions as long as his health permitted, and passed November 13, 2005. He didn't talk much about the war, other than some funny stories, unless he was with other comrades in arms, and I would sometimes be in the audience, just sitting in a corner and listening. Then, I learned of the horrors of war. I salute all the brave men who fought that war so we can enjoy the freedoms we have today, even though those freedoms are being stripped silently away a little at a time. Oh, how we need men like them today!