Eight months after returning home, Hank met his wife to be, Millie, in a skating rink. Three years later they were married on February 10, 1951. They had three children.,

Penny in November 1957, Carla in March 1959 and Jeff in April 1962. All three married and they have eight grandchildren ranging in age from 4 to 17. Hank had many jobs until he finally found work with M&M/Mars candy company in 1954. He said it was an excellent company to work for and it provided him the opportunity to support his family quite well. He retired from that company in June of 1987 after 33 years of service.

He never could talk about the war and he tried to live a normal life. It wasn't until after attending reunions beginning in approximately 1983 that he could even talk about the war. When the book Band of Brothers came out and HBO showed interest in making a movie from the book, his children became interested in what he had done.

They really began to show great interest when Hank and Millie invited them to attend the premiere in Paris. This year, 2003, his oldest daughter wants to go to Bastogne with him so he can show her and her two children were he fought. They will be doing this in August 2003. The older he gets the more he thinks about the war. He usually spends his afternoons sitting in the garage listening to the music from the 40s and thinking of all the guys. Mostly of those that never made it home. His most vivid memory is the extreme cold they endured during the battle of the Bulge and he often wonders ho they ever survived that winter. They were so cold they resorted to using burlap sacks to keep their feet warm and stacking bodies up like cord wood until the ground thawed.

Hank attended the premiere showing of Battleground which was held in New York City in the late 40s, where he met two of the fellows from Easy Company, but never got in touch with them after. It wasn't until 1982 or 1983 that he had the desire to make contact with some of the men. His wife's boss put an ad in DAV Magazine (Disabled American Veterans) from which he received many answers and found that they would be meeting in Reno, Nevada in 1983. Together with his wife he attended that reunion and he has made every one since then except for one when he discovered he had a heart problem and waited until he knew more about his condition.

He thinks it is important to commemorate the war every year because he thinks it keeps the history alive and informs the newer generations of what took place that they can enjoy the freedoms they have today. He corresponds with a gentleman in England who does re-enactments which he feels are very important. In recent years in the States there has also been renewed interest shown. Just recently he made a video tape which was to be place in the archives of the local college and he also has been interviewed by a young high school student as to his experiences. Hank thinks it's important to let the youth of today know what has been done in the past to protect them and their freedoms. Since Band of brothers, E Company men and Hank included, are getting letters from all over the country and even from some European countries, thanking them for what was accomplished. Hank finds this nice and encouraging, but nicer that they are aware of the fact that their lifestyles did not just happen without cost.

He doesn't think any of easy feels they are special. They had a job to be done and they did it without thought of what would come as a result of it. He doesn't look for glory from this and he is just happy that what was done was appreciated by those individuals involved.