A bond that is difficult to describe

Henry (Chick) Hewett rubbed gently at his eyes as he tried to find the proper words to explain his feelings.

“It’s hard for me to describe and I think it would be for most people. So many things flash back… little minor things, incidents that occurred during our relationship back then,” he said, referring to Roy Morrison of Truro Heights, with whom he flew 30 bombings missions during the Second World War.

“I think when you get in a position like we were, the same with the rest of our crew, something brings you together, almost a part of you really,” he said.

What brought the two even closer during their flying time together, from November 1944 until March 1945, he said, was that they were the only two Canadians among their sevenmember crew.

“You can’t measure it … you have to have been in that type of relationship,” continued Hewett, who said he has been eagerly looking forward to the night’s events.

It was tough to describe. “It’s hard for me but it was just a joy. This is a thrill for me today to get back in his company after so many years,” he said. “I’ve looked forward to it since this thing started evolving. But just so anxious for October to come around.” Morrison agreed.

“It was great. I really enjoyed the whole session,” he said, of Thursday’s events. “I don’t know. You can’t explain what you feel but just a nice warm feeling comes over you.”