We are at a halfway point in the recollections. I hope that everyone has taken a stab at writing a bit about at least some of these questions. I know that this represents a lot of work. Did you expect it to be easy????? If it was easy, e-v-e-r-y-o-n-e would be doing it. Seldom tho, do people write to this extent and so the result for your family will be all the more treasured. If you think back on the first 49 questions, you will notice that MOST of the traditional questions that might have been asked and answered about close family members have been covered. The emphasis of the recollections that follow will be more along the lines of PERSONAL feelings and thoughts - those intangibles that would only come from your own words, never to be found on the internet or at a courthouse. They might remind you of a sort of private diary - a collection of oh-so-personal thoughts. This will be a wonderful time to write openly and I hope that you take advantage of the opportunity. HOWEVER..... please read the SPECIAL NOTE! SPECIAL NOTE: (PLEASE, do NOT send any of your very private "feelings" to ANY public mailing list - especially those questions which will follow that may be considered highly CONTROVERSIAL. Remember, these questions shown are for YOUR very close family group members (should you care to share them), NOT the.........world.) (In short, if you would not tell the very next stranger you meet, then....don't tell a list!) Subject: MY very own RECOLLECTIONS - 50/100 1. Were you ever in a war or military service, what was that like, HOW did you actually get enlisted, step by step, WHERE did you enlist, what did your parents think, what did they say, who was the FIRST person you told that you had enlisted and what was their reaction, list all of your military travels, and HOW you arrived there, what is your service number and did you take advantage of the education benefit upon your return? 2. Have you ever been a juror, do you think that everyone should be a juror at least one time, speak to the process you went through at your courthouse, if you can what was the case about and what was your stance during the process? 3. If you had an opportunity to have a different occupation, what would it have been, and why? Remember...... Write as you speak.... Be yourself.... Write liberally...... Do not worry about technique.... It is the THOUGHT that counts - or thoughts! Write as if it might be the LAST time you can address the question... 0 0 0