My great grandfathers on my mothers side fought on opposite sides in "the great war". One escaped Germany prior to the war and the other did not. When everyone got here the children were forbidden to speak German and the adults spoke only english outside the home. Our family names were also changed to sound more American.
When Tatyana arrived last fall, an American flag was one of the first things she wanted so I bought a flag and a mounting bracket and mounted it outside her bedroom window.
"When Tatyana arrived last fall, an American flag was one of the first things she wanted so I bought a flag and a mounting bracket and mounted it outside her bedroom window."
That just made me smile. :)