Jim-- Sounds like you had a great time and found some "good stuff." Interesting that these descendants of Arthur came to Texas-- Wow, we've got cousins all over the place. I don't think I've ever heard of that explosion, but it was before I was born and was all the way across the state from where I was. Actually, not too many things happened before I was born, I'm getting "REAL" old! I have a request. If there is anyone on this list who remembers the day you heard that Pearl Harbor had been bombed, please write a few lines about your memories and post them to the list. Write for about 5 minutes. Tell where you were, who you were with, and what your thoughts and feelings were. I'm thinking about posting (on my web pages) the memories of all of my cousins who write a short memoir about that day. I've got two for starters, one from a McCan/Viser cousin and one from another Viser cousin. (I won't put your addresses or e-mail addresses on the page.) If you don't remember it yourself but have a parent or aunt or uncle who remembers it, please have him/her tell you his/her story, and you write it up and post it here. Thanks. I think it's important to record the memories of average Americans. Writing about your life is VERY important. It acknowledges the value of a life that has never been lived before and never will be lived again. Kuz Karen On Jun 23, 2004, at 4:00 PM, BARRETT-REUBEN-SC-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Karen, > > I'm glad to hear you got DSL. I got it right after the reunion last > year and I love it. We'll be watching for your new web space. > > While we were in Georgia this year Lee Barrett gave me some information > on the David Barton Barrett family. Those of you who attended the > reunion last year should remember Lee. Jan and I ate dinner with Lee > and his wife this year. We really missed out when he didn't bring her > to the reunion last year. Lee descends from David, son of Arthur and > Nancy Barton Barrett.

Hi Gang, I remember December 7, and the bombing of Pearl Harbor. My brother, H. C., and I were at a ritual practice of Reagan Chapter of the Order of Demolay on that Sunday afternoon. One of the boys went down to his car and turned the radio on. The only broadcast was about the bombing of Pearl Harbor. All of the members of Reagan Chapter were either drafted or volunteers in all of the branches of service. We lost several during WWII. I was drafted into the U. S. Navy in January 1943 and saw service aboard the USS Cleveland, light cruiser from the consolidation of the Solomn Islands to the end of the war and the occupation of Japan. Please dont get me started. Bud, H. C., was a photographer in the 67th Special CBs. He was in the 4th wave landing on the island of Tinian in the Mariana Islands. I was offshore on the Cleveland lobbing 6" and 5" shells over the troops heads. I have quite a story about Siapan and Tinian Islands. One of Bud's CB mates became a History Prof. at the University of Maine. This Prof. wrote a history of the island of Tinian and made a video tape titled "The Thunder From Tinian". Bud furnished many pictures to the Prof. and was given credit for the pictures. This video was published just before Bud died. I would like to get permission to copy this video to DVD. The tape is copyrighted and permission must be granted before I would even try to copy it. Enough for now. Love you all Yours in Christ, Jack L. Wright Karen Hett <kmchett@thegateway.net> wrote: Jim-- Sounds like you had a great time and found some "good stuff." Interesting that these descendants of Arthur came to Texas-- Wow, we've got cousins all over the place. I don't think I've ever heard of that explosion, but it was before I was born and was all the way across the state from where I was. Actually, not too many things happened before I was born, I'm getting "REAL" old! I have a request. If there is anyone on this list who remembers the day you heard that Pearl Harbor had been bombed, please write a few lines about your memories and post them to the list. Write for about 5 minutes. Tell where you were, who you were with, and what your thoughts and feelings were. I'm thinking about posting (on my web pages) the memories of all of my cousins who write a short memoir about that day. I've got two for starters, one from a McCan/Viser cousin and one from another Viser cousin. (I won't put your addresses or e-mail addresses on the page.) If you don't remember it yourself but have a parent or aunt or uncle who remembers it, please have him/her tell you his/her story, and you write it up and post it here. Thanks. I think it's important to record the memories of average Americans. Writing about your life is VERY important. It acknowledges the value of a life that has never been lived before and never will be lived again. Kuz Karen On Jun 23, 2004, at 4:00 PM, BARRETT-REUBEN-SC-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Karen, > > I'm glad to hear you got DSL. I got it right after the reunion last > year and I love it. We'll be watching for your new web space. > > While we were in Georgia this year Lee Barrett gave me some information > on the David Barton Barrett family. Those of you who attended the > reunion last year should remember Lee. Jan and I ate dinner with Lee > and his wife this year. We really missed out when he didn't bring her > to the reunion last year. Lee descends from David, son of Arthur and > Nancy Barton Barrett. ==== BARRETT-REUBEN-SC Mailing List ==== Reuben Barrett Family Website http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~barrettbranches Look For your Reuben Barrett Ancestor Page Here ============================== You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/