Dot 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/ > > > >