Thanks for sharing your memories of your father. Only communication allows them to live on and be directly accessible. I know that many soldiers could live a "better" life in the army abroad and that the post-war situation in America wasn't too rosy either. I was taught to be very grateful for the presence shown.
On 4 Mai, 15:34, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > My father was a marine Corps. officer stationed in German for a time > after WWII, and it was one of his fondest memories (he was a pilot in > the Pacific arena during the war.) He loved Germany and everything > about it while he was there (at least, these are the memories and > feelings he conveyed to me.) I still have a small wood carving that > he bought while there. I remember playing with it often as a child, > and was glad that my mother gave it to me after his passing. Like a > touch stone of global unity. I found it warming to know that he was > endeared to Germany after the war, in the midst of what historically > we know to be much chaos, political maneuvering and misery. I know > that the German landscape and people had much to do with opening his > heart to the experience. I've always admired his ability to look > beyond the war and its aftermath, and allow the most important aspects > of Germany to color his experience. In this case, I think > communication was an important part of his experience. > > On May 4, 3:56 am, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I grew up with the sound of American soldiers marching by our house > > singing their tunes on their way to their exercise field. We weren't > > allowed to play there - too dangerous - and they surely felt like > > aliens to me. > > > On May 3, 11:31 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Don't you think America is a recent upstart in regard to the > > > continuous history of China? Maybe some nations regard us as "aliens". > > > > On May 2, 1:36 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > yes the Chinese are aliens and they are invading us right now! They, > > > > like > > > > all true aliens, are seeking world domination.. > > > > Earthlings Unite!!!!! > > > > Allan > > > > > On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 7:28 PM, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Definitely old-style. The Chinese are the next great aliens! > > > > > > On 30 Apr., 18:23, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > On 30 Apr, 16:29, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Aliens are great... there is no denying it... well we'll be > > > > > > > aliens for > > > > > the > > > > > > > aliens too.. arent we great.. of course we are.. they are our > > > > > > > universal > > > > > > > brethren.... > > > > > > > "...Like an Englishman in New York." > > > > > > > > On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 12:33 PM, gabbydott <[email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > It will soon be reported on Discovery Channel that Stephen > > > > > > > > Hawkings > > > > > > > > warns us to talk to aliens. Now, what I ask myself is, what > > > > > > > > should we > > > > > > > > fear more: God(s) or aliens? For what reasons? > > > > > >http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/space/article7107207.ece > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > > > > > > > > Google > > > > > Groups > > > > > > > > ""Minds Eye"" group. > > > > > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > > > > [email protected]<minds-eye%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups > > > > > > > > .com> > > > > > <minds-eye%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.-Hidequotedtext- > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > -- > > > > ( > > > > ) > > > > I_D Allan- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -
