The Triumph

Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] In 1945 on Waltons Mountain with the coming of summer, buds became leaves and wildflowers painted the hills and fields as no human artist could. It was as if nature was defying the war that consumed the world. On the home front there were shortages, rationing, and a deepening war-weariness that only victory could ease. But the greatest problem of all for my family was coping with the anxiety about those of us who were in the service. One brother was stationed nearby and three were overseas, one of whom, my brother, Jason, was fighting on the frontlines somewhere in Germany.