If mine ever gets his "memoirs" finished I'll gladly share with all that are
interested.
It took him nearly sixty years to get over WWII, or at least enough to talk
about it. These tales form the veterans may allow us to understand why it
takes that long.
JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
To: <Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com>; <edvs@yahoo.com>; <saltracer@servusa.com>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 11:42 AM
Subject: RE: Stories
>I have a rather large collection of photos of Europe looking out the bomb
> bay doors with the bombs dropping and hitting, some of aircraft in
> formation,some shot and wrecked planes in the north african desert as
> well.
> Asked Dad about them. Not a word other than shrug and 'You would have to
> be
> there to understand it.' After he died found some medals and campain
> ribbons
> squirrled away in a dresser. Sure wish he told me about it. I would have
> learned how to understand him better. He was always a pretty quiet kind of
> guy. I suspect the new delayed stress cyndrome preceded Vietnam...
> Dave
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
>> [mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
>> Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 10:18 AM
>> To: edvs@yahoo.com; saltracer@servusa.com; Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com
>> Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
>> Subject: RE: Stories
>>
>>
>> Yeah, it's kind of funny, the true warriors seem to seldom talk
>> about these
>> things, especially to those who haven't "seen the elephant."
>>
>> DC
>>
>>
>> Subject: Re: Stories
>>
>>
>> You are both lucky..... My Dad served in WWII & Korea
>> in Naval Intelligence and never opened his mouth....
>> would have loved to hear and know what he did & where.
>> My sister ( a published English professor) begged him
>> often to let her write a book. All she got was a dirty
>> look too. I suspect there is some history lost there
>> somewhere..... They were truly the Greatest
>> Generation.
>> Ed
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