[SuziQ]

I guess I learned about it when I was about Matthew's age, come to think of it. Sil and Dottie had lost a daughter to a drunk driver; I and another daughter of theirs, both of us about 7yrs. old, witnessed it, but I don't remember anything about it now. Sil had a minor breakdown then, but really lost it when, three years later, that daughter who was a friend of mine died of leukemia. They had moved by that time, so I hadn't seen her in a couple of years. He was out of it for several months, mixing up the two daughters deaths with the deaths of his buddies on the March. My Mama explained to me why it had affected him in that way. He came back around, but was never really the same. He was a strong man, but folks can only take so much.

I remember him from before the deaths of his daughters as a smiling, fun loving man, and I'm glad I have that memory.

[2Jedismom]

I'm pretty sure they'll cover it...they're covering the Holocaust next year and from what I've seen, it's pretty thorough...they cover it this year too, but just not as in depth.

Any particular book you would suggest, g'nad? I like to fluff things out while the interest is there and it's certainly there now.

On a lighter note, Matthew checked out a video from the library called "Here comes a tank." It's a bit young for him, but Joshua loves it and I gotta admit, it just has me cracking up. Has this really doofy guy giving an informative talk and demo about all kinds of tanks and during one part he accidently shoots off one of the guns...says "Ohhhh....I shouldn't have done THAT!" I just roared. It's got real life marines that are trying to deal with this guy and it's just a hoot...