"My job is putting people from our wars into the history book, so my job is also remembering them."
You well live out your vocation as you put flesh and blood onto dates, timelines, battles. You made me think today of my Dad and Uncles and friends of theirs who served in "that War". But I also thought of my mother and grandmother who we…
"My job is putting people from our wars into the history book, so my job is also remembering them."
You well live out your vocation as you put flesh and blood onto dates, timelines, battles. You made me think today of my Dad and Uncles and friends of theirs who served in "that War". But I also thought of my mother and grandmother who were nurses. My grandmother, Nan Cavanaugh, had travelled to France as a WWI nurse but both Mom and Nan served as nurses in defense plants here at home during WWII. I am sad too that they are all gone now. But my large family does keep them alive in memory and have recorded their stories for those who are only children now.
There is interest in the youngsters. One of the greatest fans of your books is my nephew Colin who is 26!! My youngest sister Mary was companion recently to a VietNam nurse, Fay Ferrington, on an Honor Flight to DC. So, we remember the men and women who served in all kinds of capacities during war.
I was born 77 years ago at Great Lakes Naval Base so my life, as yours, has unfolded out over these years to this point of time where we find things disturbingly upside down. But, as I look over my 40 nieces and nephews and almost 50 grand nieces and nephews as well as my own 3 young grandboys I can only hope we have passed along the values of our elders to them and that they will rise to the call to "fight" for what ultimately matters.
But I sincerely hope their generations find a way beyond armed conflicts and bloodshed. Suffering, though, will persist. What I see coming are cyber, probably biological, chemical and space"wars" . Cynically, there will always be those who grow their wealth in the business of destruction. But I also think we are on the cusp of a fuller grasp of who we are as earthlings within a cosmos beyond our current imagination. That could save us but no guarantees!!!
I can only hope this will begin changing consciousness.
Thank you, TC. You always make me think and reflect beyond my usual daily thoughts.
Carol, I am so glad you raised the ways women contributed to the war effort. Thank you. For many selling war bonds and arranging care packages for the military were part of the women's daily lives.
Remember ROSIE THE RIVETER? The character began as a song inspired by war worker Rosalind P. Walter. At 19, she began working as a riveter on Corsair fighter planes at the Vought Aircraft Company in Stratford, Connecticut. A news article about Rosalind’s work inspired Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb to write the song “Rosie the Riveter.” (LibraryofCongress) See link below.
There were many other “real life Rosies” , and Rosie the Riveter became a symbol of all women working in the war industries during World War II.
Fern, that Rosie might have helped build one of the Corsairs my father flew in the air battles over Japan in 1945. Today marks his last mission 77 years ago, when he flew fighter escort for a seaplane searching for lost airmen. The Corsair always brought him home, despite major damage from flack.
"My job is putting people from our wars into the history book, so my job is also remembering them."
You well live out your vocation as you put flesh and blood onto dates, timelines, battles. You made me think today of my Dad and Uncles and friends of theirs who served in "that War". But I also thought of my mother and grandmother who were nurses. My grandmother, Nan Cavanaugh, had travelled to France as a WWI nurse but both Mom and Nan served as nurses in defense plants here at home during WWII. I am sad too that they are all gone now. But my large family does keep them alive in memory and have recorded their stories for those who are only children now.
There is interest in the youngsters. One of the greatest fans of your books is my nephew Colin who is 26!! My youngest sister Mary was companion recently to a VietNam nurse, Fay Ferrington, on an Honor Flight to DC. So, we remember the men and women who served in all kinds of capacities during war.
I was born 77 years ago at Great Lakes Naval Base so my life, as yours, has unfolded out over these years to this point of time where we find things disturbingly upside down. But, as I look over my 40 nieces and nephews and almost 50 grand nieces and nephews as well as my own 3 young grandboys I can only hope we have passed along the values of our elders to them and that they will rise to the call to "fight" for what ultimately matters.
But I sincerely hope their generations find a way beyond armed conflicts and bloodshed. Suffering, though, will persist. What I see coming are cyber, probably biological, chemical and space"wars" . Cynically, there will always be those who grow their wealth in the business of destruction. But I also think we are on the cusp of a fuller grasp of who we are as earthlings within a cosmos beyond our current imagination. That could save us but no guarantees!!!
I can only hope this will begin changing consciousness.
Thank you, TC. You always make me think and reflect beyond my usual daily thoughts.
Carol, I am so glad you raised the ways women contributed to the war effort. Thank you. For many selling war bonds and arranging care packages for the military were part of the women's daily lives.
Remember ROSIE THE RIVETER? The character began as a song inspired by war worker Rosalind P. Walter. At 19, she began working as a riveter on Corsair fighter planes at the Vought Aircraft Company in Stratford, Connecticut. A news article about Rosalind’s work inspired Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb to write the song “Rosie the Riveter.” (LibraryofCongress) See link below.
There were many other “real life Rosies” , and Rosie the Riveter became a symbol of all women working in the war industries during World War II.
https://guides.loc.gov/rosie-the-riveter
There are quite a number of arrangements for the song, 'Rosie the Riveter' on you tube. Here are two to choose from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2E613J9m0I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU61Nwf91Nk
Fern, that Rosie might have helped build one of the Corsairs my father flew in the air battles over Japan in 1945. Today marks his last mission 77 years ago, when he flew fighter escort for a seaplane searching for lost airmen. The Corsair always brought him home, despite major damage from flack.
Dave, I smiled through your post. It wasn't simply a smile but a heart full of feeling about your memories of your father and our history. Thank you.
Thank you for these thoughts of yours, Carol.
True share. Thank you, Carol.
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