My dad was in Holland, patiently waiting to be rescued by the 101st/82nd Airborne. Both are not impressed with the series so far - too negative and lack of context.
My uncle, my mother’s older and only brother died in Normandy, no he is MIA - SS Panzer Division of some sort. It’s my understanding he escorted the tanks??? He just turned nineteen. My grandfather was in Italy and lucked out. He ended up in an American POW camp. The Russian POW camps were a nightmare from what I heard.
I really have to admire my mom. She is the most optimistic person I know and has some amazing stories. I have no idea how she and my grandmother, or anyone for that matter survived Berlin in 1945. I just thank God my parents met in Vancouver and managed to immigrate here to the good old U.S.A.! There I said it even though Burns doesn’t seem to recognize how blessed he is and how blessed the world is that there is a United States of America. No other country would have sacrificed so much for others. It was a tremendous effort on each and every American's part and they pulled it off magnificently. It is a shame that a significant percentage of today’s Americans do not have the same vision or will.
Thanks for the ping and the amazing story. Mom's greatness lives on through you.
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