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Tag Archives: WWII

Saying good-bye Most Liked

The older we get the more we lose, especially if we are fortunate enough to have a lot of family and friends.read more »

What is My Favorite Summer Vacation?

This week’s writing assignment is What is your Favorite Summer Vacation and here is my answer. When I was a kid in Brooklyn my favorite summer vacation was simply not going to school and knowing that on hot days someone from the water read more »

Do We Talk About It?

How have you dealt with family secrets?  Or your own hidden pain and sadness?read more »

We Remember

Yesterday I shared with you the story of Joseph Ortiz, WWII POW interned at Stalag 17B. A Memorial Service ending with the following ritual is an important part of the annual Stalag 17B Reunion.read more »

American Heroes

Memorial Day is an important holiday for me, and my family. My father served in the Army Air Corps in WWII and my uncle served in the Navy. I was a military wife during the Viet Nam War and my brother served in the Air Force during the Viet Nam Wread more »

Happy Veterans/Memorial Day to my Fellow Women veterans!

I will be marching with my WWII guy buddies from the American Legion this Memorial Day.   I will be in uniform and wearing my 3 inch high heels……that sure gets me a LOT of attention.  I will also be doing the &#read more »

A good book recommendation Hot Conversation

I am just finishing up this book and will be very sorry to see it end. I have really enjoyed it. The read more »

Why We Need Unions Hot Conversation

North American society would have never developed a middle class in the 20th century but for the creation of unions.read more »

Fishing With My Dad

My parents had one child This was a fortunate childrearing experience because I became a capable adult and always able to take care of myself in a myriad of ways.read more »

Military interventions by the US Hot Conversation

As we continue to pour blood and money onto foreign soil, I got to thinking about all the military interventions of the US in my lifetime.  I was having trouble recalling which Carribean island we sent troops to when I was in jr high, so I diread more »