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Sad that things moved on too fast for him to touch the past love.
posted by
WileyJohn
on August 31, 2015 at 10:17 AM
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Re: Re: Nautikos
Yes, TAPS, of course that explains it. I had missed the year of his birth somehow...
posted by
Nautikos
on August 31, 2015 at 9:42 AM
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Re: Nautikos
WW1 was 1914 to 1919. He was born 1903. That was what he had in mind when he left home at age 15. They wouldn't take him because he was too young. You might find it interesting to know that he also tried to enlist in WW2, but by that time he was "too old and had too many kids (5)." So when he was turned down there he joined the Kansas City Police Force and fought the "Mob" and graft. He only did that for two years because he said it was at that time impossible to be a KCPD and stay honest.
posted by
TAPS.
on August 30, 2015 at 7:55 PM
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TAPS
I was wondering: Did Hursel see action in Europe during WWI? And I can imagine the agonizing thoughts when he discovered his family was no longer at Antlers - the disappointment, but also a sense of guilt, for it was he who had neglected that contact...
posted by
Nautikos
on August 30, 2015 at 7:36 PM
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How quickly the years can move on and a person doesn't realize that they have lost touch. Each Generation of your family saga would make a wonderful book.
posted by
Kabu
on August 30, 2015 at 5:05 PM
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Hursel is learning the hard way, he will have to track the family down. Good tale and being true history makes it more satisfying.
posted by
C_C_T
on August 30, 2015 at 9:43 AM
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Oh my, suspense!
So well written and all the more enjoyable knowing it is a true story...
posted by
Katray2
on August 30, 2015 at 8:53 AM
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As time goes on, change will come with it.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on August 30, 2015 at 5:36 AM
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Wow! What a fabulous story - and you've put it together so well...
posted by
Pat_B
on August 30, 2015 at 5:03 AM
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