Each year as Veterans Day approaches, I share “My Father’s War Stories From World War II.”
Written by my 86-year-old father, Ted, the stories first appeared in his self-published 1992 autobiography, Some Events in One Life: Mine!, and offer firsthand accounts based upon his time served as a low-ranking enlisted man in the U.S. Army during World War II.
While my dad recorded these stories as a means to provide his children and future generations a glimpse into one man’s participation in one of history’s most harrowing events, I share them as my way of honoring my fellow veterans, past and present, living and dead.
This year, I’m offering the stories in an easy-to-share PDF format. You can click here or on the graphic above to download the document 20-page document. As always, please feel free to share them.
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1 stlgretchen // Nov 7, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Bob, I’m glad you shared this. This is the side of history our students need to learn, vs this side of revisionist history:
http://www.missourieducationwatchdog.com/2010/11/us-military-and-its-veterans-constitute.html
I am concerned this current theory of veterans being referred to as “martyrs to their sacred war” will become standard. Keep the Veterans’ memories alive and celebrate their honor. This current historical revisionism is dangerous.
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3 BobMcCarty // Nov 7, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Thanks, Gretchen!
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