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Wilderness Woman
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 Posted - December 07 2011 : 12:33:43 PM
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| My daughter is a Certified Nursing Assistant, working in a nursing home in my area. One of the residents she cares for is a man who is a WWII Army veteran. She tried several times to get him to tell her about his military service. Finally, he reluctantly told her that he was an Army medic, stationed at Schofield Barracks. He was there on this day, 60 years ago. |
"It is more deeply stirring to my blood than any imaginings could possibly have been." |
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Monadnock Guide
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Posted - December 07 2011 : 12:56:29 PM
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| Regardless of training, - I would think being in a medical unit during war time would be something you'd NEVER forget. |
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Fitzhugh Williams
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Posted - December 07 2011 : 1:37:36 PM
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He was there on this day, 60 years ago.
You mean 70, right? |
"Les deux pieds contre la muraille et la tete sous le robinet" |
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Wilderness Woman
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Posted - December 07 2011 : 2:30:15 PM
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Of course, I do. Thank you, Fitz, for reminding me that Math never was my strong suit.
Yes, MG, I cannot imagine the horror of having severely wounded men dying under your hands while you struggle helplessly to save them. |
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Fitzhugh Williams
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Posted - December 08 2011 : 08:21:16 AM
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| Six month before I was born. It means that the youngest of the survivors will now be very close to 90. And most over 90. It's a shame to see that era go. |
"Les deux pieds contre la muraille et la tete sous le robinet" |
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Wilderness Woman
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Posted - December 08 2011 : 12:55:07 PM
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Yes, it is sad, Fitz. Especially because my Dad will soon be one of the "old soldiers who just fade away."
Forgive me if I have talked about this before -- when he goes, he will be interred at Willamette National Cemetery, near Portland, Oregon. My mother is there, and he will join her in the columbaria niche (for cremations). Each year when I go out to visit him, we go up to the cemetery, which is up on a hilltop that has a commanding view of Mount Hood.
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They are struggling to keep up with the demand for ground space and columbaria space. The rate of growth right now is incredible. Not only are we losing the WWII veterans by the hundreds every day, we are also losing Korean veterans and even Viet Nam vets. I can walk along the wall and see all three wars represented. |
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richfed
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Posted - December 10 2011 : 11:59:01 AM
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| Sadly, we ARE forgetting ... other than here, I did not hear one mention of the day being Pearl Harbor Day in my dealings with folks ... and, I work with the public. One middle-aged gent even asked me who died when he noticed the flag at the Post Office at half-mast. |
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Fitzhugh Williams
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Posted - December 10 2011 : 12:19:14 PM
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| There were some pretty good shows on TV about it. Documentaries that went a little more into depth that the usual. But Wednesday night at a meetup group, only those over 60 knew what day it was. |
"Les deux pieds contre la muraille et la tete sous le robinet" |
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James N.
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Posted - December 10 2011 : 1:40:32 PM
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| On a related note, NOBODY today knows what Armistice Day is/was! |
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