Monthly Archives: October 2011

 Dad and his twin brother Eddie missed each other all during the war and each worried that the other might not return home.  Eddie already had a child, Ronnie, with his wife Marge, and Dad was expecting his first child in March … Continue reading →

  Dad was a handsome man, and he couldn’t help the attraction felt by women he encountered along the way during the war.  The fact that he shared with his parents this particularly innocent female encounter says a lot about his good intentions … Continue reading →

 As of September 9, 1945, Dad had his final address on Guam and was hoping to be shipped home by February before the baby’s birth in March.  There was already a tremendous release of tension among the soldiers, who knew … Continue reading →

Guam Barracks, 1945 As of September, 1945, the war had been over for a while, but Dad was still on the island of Guam in the Pacific.  His buddies were breaking up and leaving a few at a time, but … Continue reading →

 At this time,  military security was very strict in terms of soldiers not even being allowed to reveal where they were at the time or where they were going.  The envelope from this letter has an approval stamp from the … Continue reading →

Tom Cushing wrote:     “The mystery I present to you is that of an old W.W.II canteen cup, that is inscribed with the   various places the war took the bearer of the cup.  I purchased it from an Army surplus store, … Continue reading →

This summer, the renowned director/producer Ridley Scott launched a global filmmaker competition dubbed “Tell It Your Way” following its Cannes Lions award-winning short-film project “Parallel Lines.” The entrants were given freedom of expression and could take up any theme they … Continue reading →

  Dad relates in this letter his excitement over the coming of his first child (me).  Can you imagine my deep feeling as I held this letter and others to read about my approaching entrance into this world?  Dad was far from Mom … Continue reading →

A good friend told me today that she didn’t see the purpose of the WWII entries in my blog and didn’t understand that anyone would be interested except members of my family, because they would know personally the characters in the letters.  That … Continue reading →