Memorial Day
Yesterday I went to a local Memorial Day Ceremony (I’ve never been before). By far the most moving thing was the segment where all the veterans stood up and introduced themselves, their branch of service, their rank, where and when they served. It filled me with awe, the places some of these men had been. Plenty of Korean War vets, Vietnam Vets, and Veterans from WorldWar 2. And a handful of those who’ve served more recently. There was a man who’d fought and been captured in Bataan; he was a prisoner of war for 2 or 3 years. A man who’d landed at Omaha Beach on D-Day. A man who’d been in the battle of the bulge. (We ate cheese and crackers for Christmas, surrounded by Germans, he said.) A man from Holland who was not a veteran, but who was freed by U.S. Forces, and wished to thank United States soliders.
I thought of the Veterans Oral History project. Wondered if these stories have been told and recorded.
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Posted by Susan A. Kitchens on May 30, 2006 in
• Oral History Projects
• Personal History
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