tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174739149128081978.post2804438500175495710..comments2022-11-03T16:24:25.838-04:00Comments on Legacy of War: Julia Collins book - My Father's Warcarolsvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334112717003545482noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174739149128081978.post-9088491924039764042009-09-19T16:12:23.381-04:002009-09-19T16:12:23.381-04:00Christine,
That is a very moving essay.
CarolChristine,<br /><br />That is a very moving essay.<br /><br />Carolcarolsvhttp://www.daughtersofd-day.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174739149128081978.post-32956083947482595152009-09-18T09:53:12.057-04:002009-09-18T09:53:12.057-04:00Here is something I wrote for myself last year.
C...Here is something I wrote for myself last year.<br /> Casualty of War<br /><br />In the shadow of the Peaks of Otter stands a memorial to a day and a time that casts shadows to this day. Until my visit to the D Day National Memorial I didn’t fully realize that those shadows fell on me. I visited on a blustery day not unlike June 6, 1944. The flags were whipping, the spray was flying. The Christine Sladenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174739149128081978.post-2633417258250274652008-03-28T17:02:00.000-04:002008-03-28T17:02:00.000-04:00Thanks Mark. It is the "dark secret" that we are t...Thanks Mark. It is the "dark secret" that we are trying to shed light on. The myth of World War II as the Good War with the resulting happy families and good marriages is a fallacy - combat vets of all modern wars, including WWII have a much higher divorce rate than non-veterans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174739149128081978.post-12730137961986209702008-03-01T22:14:00.000-05:002008-03-01T22:14:00.000-05:00Probably not the right place to leave this respons...Probably not the right place to leave this response, but wasn't sure where else would work. Here goes. Regarding your intro to your blog, I don't think that all of the boomers have been mainly silent about their war legacy. I am one of those that never knew my war dad. He had abandoned his wife and three sons when I was only 3, in 1954. But somehow I lived his legacy. It started when I needed Mark Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18302845016298398027noreply@blogger.com