I was a seven-year-old army brat, a Norfolk Tars baseball fan, and my father, Lt.-Col. Louis Geffen, had finally completed his six-year tour of duty as a judge advocate in World War II.
THE WRITER’S grandparents Rabbi Tuvye Geffen and Rebbetsin Sara Hene Geffen celebrate their 50th anniversary in 1948. (photo credit: Courtesy)ByDAVID GEFFEN