tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348659783396465896.post2659138319300545903..comments2023-07-06T10:52:59.850-05:00Comments on Fastenau Facts: A Standing Ovation To Our Veterans...Nelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02599976650131750375noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348659783396465896.post-61456003465257043112010-11-12T20:51:49.030-06:002010-11-12T20:51:49.030-06:00What a touching post...my father and brother were ...What a touching post...my father and brother were in the military. You are right...we owe our military men and women so much.Beth E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04996230415386423039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348659783396465896.post-62482139901404733262010-11-12T11:26:18.230-06:002010-11-12T11:26:18.230-06:00We have really enjoyed corresponding with the Army...We have really enjoyed corresponding with the Army unit our family supports through AnySoldier.com. It's amazing how a simple package of oatmeal, granola bars, peanut butter and jelly, and candy was so gratefully received. Many of the units are in remote locations and get only basic supplies - the little extras from home are very welcome. Thanks for considering helping out!Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348659783396465896.post-37078741709440166472010-11-12T11:04:02.082-06:002010-11-12T11:04:02.082-06:00Very moving post!
The pattern is the same everywhe...Very moving post!<br />The pattern is the same everywhere. They come back from the war and..silence. They are unable to talk about the atrocities of war, and we don't wish to put pressure on them and ask questions. So, we remain with the unanswered questions foever.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348659783396465896.post-25222124908106460092010-11-12T09:58:38.624-06:002010-11-12T09:58:38.624-06:00You wonder if they had shared their feelings more ...You wonder if they had shared their feelings more if it would have helped them perhaps come to terms with what they saw and what they had to do. My dad was in the Polish army during WW2 (he was born in Poland) and was in a work camp, captured by the Germans. I don't know if he shared a lot of that with my mom but the conditions in that camp did get him sick with a lung problem that he never recovered from and he died at 39 years old so I never got to really "know" him, being 18 months old when he died. My hubby's dad served in the Navy for 24 years and was involved in some secret type of missions that he could not take about for years. He shares a lot of his "war stories", for him it was almost like he got stuck in that time and can't move on. Each I think handle it in their own ways.<br /><br />I am thankful for the brave men and women that do fight so willingly for our freedom and I am thankful for their families, their wives and children, who carry on despite loneliness, hardships, etc. <br /><br />thanks for sharing your memories <br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348659783396465896.post-7573671840682361772010-11-12T08:23:39.083-06:002010-11-12T08:23:39.083-06:00None of our family members in service ever talked ...None of our family members in service ever talked much about it either, now that they're gone there is so much I wish I could ask them.Barbara H.http://barbarah.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348659783396465896.post-83542141610075348442010-11-12T08:08:54.033-06:002010-11-12T08:08:54.033-06:00This is a beautiful post. Thanks for participatin...This is a beautiful post. Thanks for participating.Mocha with Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16387717261200678465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348659783396465896.post-33791635856607466122010-11-12T06:16:24.156-06:002010-11-12T06:16:24.156-06:00I get teary-eyed reading your last paragraph! I t...I get teary-eyed reading your last paragraph! I think the most emotional times are when you see a service member in uniform at an airport - are they coming home or leaving? I'm pretty shy but I really feel convicted to go up and say "Thank you for your service".<br /><br />I, too, wish I had asked my Dad more. I asked him to write out his memories but he didn't get very far before he died. I treasure the entries he did manage to write - I need to post them one day.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com