On his recent visit with his grandparents in Boston, Tom listened with growing empathy as they related tales of their hardscrabble childhoods and their coming of age during the Great Depression. His grandfather also spoke of enlisting in the army during World War II.
Ved hans seneste besøg hos hans bedsteforældre i Boston, lyttede Tom med voksende indlevelse mens de fortalte historier om deres ludfattige barndom og deres opvækst under den store depression. Hans bedstefar fortalte også om at lade sig hverve til hæren under Anden Verdenskrig.