I just finished putting together a scrapbook/album of my father-in-law's Army days during WW II. I had a shoebox full of pictures, a book written for and by his squadron and family memories. I put everything in order interspersing stories to go with the pictures and it turned out really neat. I was glad I had it done to this point for his family this Memorial Day. I am waiting for his military records but that is a 5-6 month wait. When they come I will add to the story of this great man. Peg > >How wonderful for you to remind people of this. My dad was a 20 year >Army man. I have many wonderful momentos of his time in the Army. He >joined at 17 and went to World War II and served under Patton. When I >was 10 he took our family to the monument in Belgium dedicated to those >thast lost their lives in the Battle of the Bulge. That was the very >first time I ever saw my dad cry as he read the names of people I am >sure were his friends. He went on to serve in Korea and I was born >while he was over there. > >Thankfully my dad was wonderful at capturing photos of his time in WWII. > I also met his best friend from WWII who he maintained a friendship >with until his final days. > >Hopefully others with mementos realize how precious these things are and >do not destroy them. > >Sandy > > >gengar wrote: > >>This weekend or Veterans Day may be a good time to interview the veteran in >>your family and let them know how much you appreciate their service to their >>country. >> >>Do you know where they trained and when? >> >>Did they go overseas and if so when and from where and to where? >> >>Do you really know where they were stationed and when and what they did >>while they were there? >> >>Have you seen these places on a map? >> >>Do you know names of their friends and buddies while in service? >> >>Are there any photos of any of the places taken by your veteran? >> >>Do you know what it was like to spend Christmas overseas and have Christmas >>dinner in a Mess Hall? >> >>There is no one else who will have the memories that they have and there may >>be no better time for you to hear and record them in some way. >> >>Dot >> >> >> >> >> >>==== ILWAYNE Mailing List ==== >>Any questions/problems regarding the Wayne County, Illinois list, >>contact the listowner, Dianna Williams mailto:[email protected] >>Visit the Wayne County, Illinois Genealogy web site at: >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne/ >> >> >> >> > > > >==== ILWAYNE Mailing List ==== >Any questions/problems regarding the Wayne County, Illinois list, >contact the listowner, Dianna Williams mailto:[email protected] >Visit the Wayne County, Illinois Genealogy web site at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne/