Posts Tagged "WWII Pacific"

In Honor of Veterans

Posted by Mary on May 29, 2010 in Life Lessons | 0 comments

Dad WWII POW It’s Memorial Day week end and I stopped by the florist yesterday to order a small wreath to place on my father’s grave at Fort Snelling Cemetery.  Memorial Day is a special day of remembrance for our veterans and my Dad always made sure we understood the contributions of those who served because of his own military experience.  In honor of veterans I want to share one of Dad’s stories from his video recordings of his WWII/POW experience. “Well, I was born and raised on a farm in Texas, I joined the service (US ARMY) in 1941 just before the war started, I had my training in Texas.  From Texas they were filling in right now...