tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post3477879305656922896..comments2024-03-05T03:05:52.336-06:00Comments on To The Manner Born: World War I The end of an eraToadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320342028348619490noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-31273346894897470252011-03-03T20:19:26.213-06:002011-03-03T20:19:26.213-06:00Yes. My own Dad was graduated from a military high...Yes. My own Dad was graduated from a military high school & shipped off during WWII at age 17. Unbelievable to me. My 8th grade daughter has been studying the Civil War for weeks and I have found myself thinking about all of those young men too... I'd like to think that if we remember "them" it is a kind of prayer.<br />Best,<br />ColleenNorth of 25Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927245858208029154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-42294300526960841652011-03-03T16:12:44.538-06:002011-03-03T16:12:44.538-06:00My great-grandmother was a Sergeant in the Royal A...My great-grandmother was a Sergeant in the Royal Air Force. I knew her well and she said it was a glorified secretary job. I do, however, own bit of her brother's wooden RAF plane that landed behind enemy lines. He used the prop and tail wing to make picture frames carved in her (my great-grandmother's) honor. The planes were made of wood and canvas, can you imagine ?Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-91717765169580407552011-03-03T10:43:47.935-06:002011-03-03T10:43:47.935-06:00I remember the WWI vets handing out paper poppies ...I remember the WWI vets handing out paper poppies on Armistice Day - they seemed ancient then and that was almost 40 years ago.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840629057159581688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-42633541119224803232011-03-03T10:40:10.236-06:002011-03-03T10:40:10.236-06:00Each had his own reasons for lying about his age, ...Each had his own reasons for lying about his age, but in the 19teens kids were out of school and worked hard, either on the farm or in town. A chance for adventure may have seemed like fun.<br /><br />Martha you are right. The WWI memorial is a special place, although I haven't been there in too many years.Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17320342028348619490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-55885863766149413742011-03-03T07:35:58.671-06:002011-03-03T07:35:58.671-06:00Amen to that.
A lot of WWII vets lied about their ...Amen to that.<br />A lot of WWII vets lied about their age too.....Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10038190964528332030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-7534829254741279422011-03-03T06:53:58.011-06:002011-03-03T06:53:58.011-06:00It's amazing that they live so long.
I heard...It's amazing that they live so long. <br />I heard there was another one in the UK? Or did my local news get it wrong again?Suburban Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229769705478339351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-26246216453305085272011-03-03T05:09:44.906-06:002011-03-03T05:09:44.906-06:00Interesting that they lied about their ages. Can y...Interesting that they lied about their ages. Can you imagine in trying that these days? One electronic zap and you'd be found out. I agree with you God bless them.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005152935241167959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-89326397882545389462011-03-03T03:40:52.564-06:002011-03-03T03:40:52.564-06:00Imagine being the last living combatant of a confl...Imagine being the last living combatant of a conflict such as this. In Canada we lost the last remaining WWI veteran just last year, at a similar age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-51882075142982791192011-03-03T03:39:04.661-06:002011-03-03T03:39:04.661-06:00My Dad was a WW I Vet (I was a doughboy's daug...My Dad was a WW I Vet (I was a doughboy's daughter when everyone else in school was a GI's kid!) -- and if you haven't been to the NATIONAL WW I Memorial in KC you need to do so. It is an awesome facility! It's worthy of a trip to that alone -- and it is, after all, only about 3 hours from Mayberry.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114417561785860122noreply@blogger.com