Bush's son, Marvin, reads a letter from the former president in which he reflects the moment his plane was shot down off the island of Chichi Jima in 1944.
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In the letter addressed to his parents, Bush recalls the event as a day that will for long stand in his memory.
He also includes what he felt upon noticing his crew members were no longer with him.
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"I sat in my raft and sobbed for a while," Bush wrote.
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Bush also includes how much he thought about his beloved wife, Barbara, and what he "wouldn't give to be with her, just to see that lovely face."