The American

Swede. I don't know who he was. But me Grandpa Joe, he called him Swede.

During the War, when it was bad to be German, Joe called him Swede because of his accent. Because Swede, because of his accent, might be thought of bein' un-American. But he weren't. He was American.

Joe knew that. But not all Americans did. They thought he might be German. Joe thought he might protect him.

So that man, he became Swedish. Because that man, he was American, but he needed help. And me Grandpa, he helped him.

Because that's what Americans do. We help Americans.