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From: "Nancy Davis" <>
Subject: Re: [NYDUTCHE] Re:Why do we do what we do ?
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:22:16 -0700
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Please tell that "10 year old now all grown up boy" that I'm so proud of
him and thank him for serving his country. I, and many others, will be
thinking of him. Nancy Davis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kemis Massey" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [NYDUTCHE] Re:Why do we do what we do ?


> My hubbie belongs to a politics list and about 12 years ago, some of the
> listers got together to put names with faces. It's become an annual
> event. One year one of the older listers came. He was in the Battle of
> the Bulge and talked in detail about his experience. One of the boys that
> was there with his parents was 10, he sat next to the story teller and
> didn't move the entire time. He ask questions that most of us adults
> didn't think to ask. It's more interesting when you hear history from
> someone who has lived it and not a textbook.
>
> Fast forward, the then 10 year old boy leaves for Iraq next week. He's
> going to make history so share with others later.
>
> kemis
>
>
> From: E
> I went to a family graduation last weekend. It is a large family. many
> nephews and nieces have there own children. I was probably the oldest one
> there. I do not talk much about my past history. My wife mentioned that I
> had been in the Navy, WW II and was in Russia. Within seconds I had an
> audience. I never thought anyone was interested.
>
>
>
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