age 16 and left the military in 1946. He never talked very much about it,
but I was able to piece together some of the things. He was rescued from a
torpedoed ship in 1941 that was going over to Britian, served in England,
Italy and Europe. I am very proud of what he did, and the person he was. He
is one of the standards I try and measure up to.
larry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Stanley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 9:37 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: Monday morning and Schindlers List
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>
> >>According to what some Holocaust survivors told me, it was
> toned down
> >>from
> reality.
>
> I can imagine that it was.
>
> >>As an aside, my father was a tank......
>
> He must have had some serious nightmares afterwards......my
> grandparents have slept in seperate beds for decades because
> my grandfather would hit and punch my grandma in his sleep,
> thinking he was being attacked. I look at my life in times of
> clarity like this and realize just how cushy and easy I have
> had it. I am almost ashamed.
>
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