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From: "Roncon3" <>
Subject: Re: Memories
Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 18:54:46 -0800
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I will tell you something a friend said to me the other day: she told her
husband he should write his memoirs (I think she's writing hers) and he said
he didn't think he would because the children (4 adults) have never asked
him about his WWII experiences. Not once. His unit (or troop or whatever it
is ??) helped to liberate Dachau. He was off somewhere else, and not among
those who did it, but I can't believe his children wouldn't want to know
about it.

Ask! And ask before it's too late.

Connie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Terri" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 5:39 PM
Subject: Memories


> That was great Sandra. I also ran into the same thing with my Dad, his
> cousin, my Uncle(Mother's side) and an Uncle on my Dad's side. The Uncle
on
> my Dad's side Uncle Charlie, told his wife he wanted his records kept
> closed. And they have been. I know he was in WWII and the European
> Theater. That is all I know. Another uncle on my Dad's side had a man
die
> in his arms and he was never the same after that. As his son told me. My
> Dad's cousin, Lester, was hit by a train and had a metal plate put in his
> head. I know nothing of my mother's brother except he was in Korea. And
my
> Dad who used to make drill like soldiers around the house just said he was
> in Korea. He also told me he never saw combat. I have gotten my Dad's
> military records and he, well, lied. He was a combat medic. When I got
his
> medals at that was one of them I looked up what was required to receive
that
> medal. My Dad saw combat. My Dad saw what haunts my husband to this day
> who was in Vietnam. The things my husband has shared with me I am not
sure
> I wish he had.
> Now, it is to late for me to ask my Dad to tell me. I can only image from
> the history books say and from what some vets have told me.
> Here is a story for you all. I have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and
> Secondary PTSD from my husband and severe depression. This list has some
of
> the nicest, easiest going people, not to mention you are not judgmental.
I
> was placed in the psychiatric ward at the Veterans Administration. Then I
> was put into a group with all Vietnam Veterans. Some of you will not be
> able to relate to this but all I did for 4 weeks in that group was cry.
> Take the worst thing that has ever happened to you and multiple it. I
> listened to snipers, hand to hand combat, land mines, body parts, the
whole
> disgusting thing. The person running the group had no idea why I was
> crying. I have never been exposed to anything like that. People from
> September 11, 2001 will have PTSD. One man said he saw a man drop to the
> ground. It is not like you see on TV. And they don't get up.
> It is hard for them to talk about it and some have buried the memories so
> deep they refuse to bring it up.
> Sorry to have ranted.
> Terri
>
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