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I am very sorry that I do not comment very much...
But I just wanted you to know that I love reading these kind of stories/memories......Thanks so much for sharing.
posted by
_Symphony_
on July 8, 2006 at 4:19 AM
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Indeed they were men of mettle.
posted by
Straightforward
on July 7, 2006 at 8:36 PM
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Ariel70, I am so glad that you are writing this. My Dad was a little too young to fight in WWI though he wanted to and was totally fascinated by it. When we were young, he took us almost every Sunday afternoon to the Kansas City Liberty Memorial which was dedicated to those who fought in WWI. There were two building there that were WWI museums and he gradually shared every inch of them and his knowledge with us. I don't remember him sharing anything about after the war like you are telling us. Yours is like a continuation of what he told us. Fascinating.
posted by
TAPS.
on July 7, 2006 at 5:12 PM
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Ariel,
this is absolutely fascinating. I am pretty conversant with the history of that period, but I never even
thought about the aftermath in terms of the stuff on and in the ground! You're absolutely right: there's a book there! So what are you waiting for?
posted by
Nautikos
on July 7, 2006 at 4:18 PM
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Ariel
I am behind with these posts. I will catch up soon. They are a book, a tv special a movie...... This is so very good. People need to know, hear, see and feel this. Thank you for sharing.
posted by
Justi
on July 7, 2006 at 3:09 PM
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I can't help thinking there must be a movie in this --
if not a documentary, perhaps a triumph over adversity story based on the reality. In your writing I can visualize stacks of stuff gone to waste, sucking mud, lost men and grunge. What a bright hopeful contrast that your parents found love and kept living in the face of all the destruction.
posted by
Pat_B
on July 7, 2006 at 6:42 AM
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Ariel, it''s a painful picture of the mass graves in France
To me, it's been awesome and frustrating to think of the sheer, single-minded dedication that goes into waging war: the shipping of supplies, making munitions, all geared towards a goal of destruction. If only that same singlemindedness could be applied towards life.
posted by
Blanche.
on July 7, 2006 at 12:36 AM
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Such a sad time
posted by
bel_1965
on July 6, 2006 at 3:25 PM
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