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The Nearness of YouAuthor: The Nearness of You
The Nearness of You is a legacy show dedicated to those with family members who served in WWII. Keeping the memories alive is important to all of us. Language: en Genres: History Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Memorial Day and Love Letters from Willy
Monday, 29 May, 2017
I had to stop podcasting for a while. I explain why, it was tough we had a health crisis. Things are great now, but darn, it was really hard. I wanted to bring this show back on Memorial Day and a love letter along with it. Memorial Day is NOT about the beginning of summer.Decoration Day started with the cleaning and decorating of Civil War graves.I give the history of it all and the wars every sinceThere is a moment of silence at 3PM each Memorial DayFlags are supposed to be flown at half-staffarted going through dad's letters to see if he wrote one around Decoration DayI found one. It was postmarked May31.He wrote such beautiful letters.They played baseball against another team and won.Then he had his favorite meal.He got cleaned up, drank some beer, and then wrote letters home.He had 6 letters to answer.His parents and Mother's Day.Their friends got married and is sounded like it was a hurry up wedding hmmmHis aunt Marion's son Bob went into the service and I explain my wild wacky Aunt Marion. I think she liked her whiskey.Mom had a birthday coming and he was sad he did not have a gift.Dad says he was 24 no he was 26Mom was going to be 24Then he wrote about the 9th Army and the memorial at the cemetery in HollandDad was in Holland that was a big surpriseHe listened to the service.He listened to Bob Hope.He was emotional - he was tired of being gone, missing her birthday, the memorial, his parents and moreI did some research on the cemetery those are the pictures I included in this show.We all know about Normandy8301 soldiers are buried thereMemorial Day 1945-2017
