Our local public tv did a great show on WWII: http://www.wisconsinstories.org/worldwar2/
On 8/12/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 60 years ago this Sunday was VJ day and I'm wondering if any of you > have/had relatives that took part in the war and have any quick > anecdotes to share from them. I'll start: > > My Grandmother and Grandfather had been married only a year before my > grandfather left for pilot training and was eventually stationed in > the South Pacific. My Grandmother was pregnant with my Uncle and had > to move from rural MN around the country to different military housing > which was cheap and roach filled. > > She relied on the kindness strangers to help her through that tough > time and, while my Grandfather was leave, got pregnant again with my > mother. Luckily, despite a few close calls, my grandfather made it > home and they had a great life together. He died in 1992. > > Here's to the vets! *clink* > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| All-in-one: antivirus, antispam, firewall for your PC and PDA. Buy Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=60 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:169186 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
