My grandfather was born in Nocona, TX. He was food-insecure growing up, a survivor of the Dust Bowl, paratrooper in WWII and Korea, and avid watcher of Western

My grandfather was born in Nocona, TX. He was food-insecure growing up, a survivor of the Dust Bowl, paratrooper in WWII and Korea, and avid watcher of Western TV series like Gunsmoke and Bonanza. My grandmother was born in Wilson, OK. I guess she watched the cowboy series because that's what he watched. She was a quiet lady until her later years. I think living in Texas, they didn't romanticize the old West too much but did appreciate it. Some of my remaining relatives have a farm with about 30 longhorn cattle.