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From: "MikenHelene" <>
Subject: Re: Memories
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 06:50:54 -0800
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An interesting tid bit about some of my family during WWII

My Theis's were all masons. To keep from being drafted in the war, 3 of my
great uncles worked for a contractor building barracks. They traveled all
over building these barracks. The contractor that they worked for was John
Kelly.

John Kelly was the father of Princess Grace Kelly. One of my distant
relatives remembers her father mentioning that they knew Grace fairly well.
I would assume though that this was in her younger years before she became
an actress, but even still, I thought it was exciting, and I still want to
know more.


Helene
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----- Original Message -----
From: S.D.C. <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 12:25 AM
Subject: Re: Memories


> 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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