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From: "S.D.C." <>
Subject: Re: Memories
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 18:25:22 +1000
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Another bit to add to my last e-mail- my Mother is writing her life story as
she said she had had an interesting life . She has - She worked on Sir
Winston Churchill's switchboard during the war . She st arted her story a
couple of years ago & it was through reading it , that i got the genealogy
bug !. I wanted to find out about these people she was writing about
That's me for now
Sheila
Gold Coast
oz
----- Original Message -----
From: Roncon3 <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: Memories


> 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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