Posted by Bob Kerr on September 25, 2007 at 07:47:36 from (64.12.116.73):
In Reply to: Ken Burns The War posted by scott#2 on September 24, 2007 at 17:36:40:
Although I didn"t live through it, I did hear all the stories that family and friends told who did go through it. The sacrifices were huge! Most of the family was on farms so food wasn"t too much of an issue but certain things were hard or impossible to get. Grandma and Great Aunt sewed clothes and blankets for the poor Brits during the battle of Brittian. Those folks really had it rough but kept a stiff upper lip! My Great Uncle joined up Dec 8th 1941 as a SeeBee in the Pacific. He said when he got to Pearl Harbor after training, there were still fires burning from the attack. He wouldn"t talk about it much, but did say he lost quite a few friends from enemy fire as well as accidents from all the hurry up that was going on. He did say the Marines would take an island and then the SeeBees would land and start building air strips while the fighting was still going on. Also said the Navy would start unloading supplies including bombs for the base before the buildings were built to put them in. That caused some problems and cost the life of one of his friends when a pile of 500lbers blew up while sitting under tarps in the hot sun. That generation has my total respect and always has. I have always thought the depression toughened up everyone and that is why they were able to do what they did and without a lot of whining, and a lady on the show last night pretty much confirmed that. I wish my Great uncle was still with us, I would like to watch the show with him!
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