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From: "S.D.C." <>
Subject: Re: Memories
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 06:45:01 +1000
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Hi
it sure is interesting what we find out - i just wish i had known about &
started my family history years ago when more of the aunts & uncles were
alive .
Sheila
----- Original Message -----
From: MikenHelene <>
To: S.D.C. <>; <>
Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 12:50 AM
Subject: Re: Memories


> 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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>
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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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