Not just our fathers! My mother served in the Navy during World War II. So did a lot of other women in all branches of service, plus Women's Air Service Patrol, who delivered planes to our forces by flying them.
And if you read the comments the responses critical of mega have like 10+ times more likes than the ones in support.
My grandmother who was a big Blazers fan did as well. That’s how my grandparents met. They met in the Navy in San Diego. Grandpa was a Portland native from immigrants who fled Germany to Russia to Canada to Portland. My grandma was one of 14 from a teeny tiny town in North Dakota