tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post7267887462296526468..comments2023-11-11T10:00:52.832-08:00Comments on Annie's Kitchen Garden: November 11, 2012 - Honoring Our VeteransAnnie*s Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-42062998998418613192012-11-29T12:33:56.582-08:002012-11-29T12:33:56.582-08:00No, it happened in August. I just might put a pos...No, it happened in August. I just might put a post about it up tonight. It has a marginally happy ending.Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-75999007470023597382012-11-29T08:43:20.977-08:002012-11-29T08:43:20.977-08:00Car accident? Did I miss something?Car accident? Did I miss something?Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-76358956989175500682012-11-29T04:04:11.756-08:002012-11-29T04:04:11.756-08:00Life has simply gotten in the way. Between gradin...Life has simply gotten in the way. Between grading, my work, the kids' homework (now that they're both in school), the new dog, the car accident - I've just gotten burned out. The summer garden overwhelmed me and I didn't do a fall garden. Actually, I've still got to go out there and clean up the summer garden. Rest assured, I'm here. I'm well. I'm glad to see y'all are all still good and that EG is posting again. See you soon. Alex.Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-91847915200516131682012-11-28T15:19:15.044-08:002012-11-28T15:19:15.044-08:00Ribbit! Ribbit! You are alive! Where have you b...Ribbit! Ribbit! You are alive! Where have you been? You have been missed, you know.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-33703867526932909362012-11-28T15:18:38.314-08:002012-11-28T15:18:38.314-08:00Jetsetterjess, it is a good day to pay tribute to ...Jetsetterjess, it is a good day to pay tribute to our heroes.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-32832854183355443832012-11-28T15:17:31.965-08:002012-11-28T15:17:31.965-08:00Amy T., how did I miss your comment? As you proba...Amy T., how did I miss your comment? As you probably know by now, son John got the tiller going :-)Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-67811862949915043262012-11-28T08:07:59.371-08:002012-11-28T08:07:59.371-08:00I can't believe how big the girl is getting!! ...I can't believe how big the girl is getting!! Trying to catch up with posts. It's been a long, long time.Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-66876905352286794512012-11-18T06:02:05.091-08:002012-11-18T06:02:05.091-08:00Thanks for sharing, whilst horrible these stories ...Thanks for sharing, whilst horrible these stories must be shared, and Nov 11th (it's called Remembrance Day in Australia) is a good day to pay tribute. Jessjetsetterjesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618102081170088641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-38574719721928527262012-11-16T22:45:53.888-08:002012-11-16T22:45:53.888-08:00Thanks for sharing your family history. It's f...Thanks for sharing your family history. It's fascinating and interesting to hear your own history of a stepdad in the armed forces and losing a hubby per dad's fears. I am sorry to hear it and glad you have Mr Granny. Now tell him to get your tiller started and stop complaining. lolfleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02554331585975577821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-16333477564261533062012-11-13T22:49:58.179-08:002012-11-13T22:49:58.179-08:00Thanks for the reply. I hope he is ok also.Thanks for the reply. I hope he is ok also.Peggihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510899506984653485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-75604589723263450282012-11-13T09:02:47.574-08:002012-11-13T09:02:47.574-08:00We certainly do, Nutmeg. My birth father was in th...We certainly do, Nutmeg. My birth father was in the Navy, but my parents divorced in 1941 so I wasn't around him to hear his war experiences.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-89918232943435066792012-11-13T08:53:25.971-08:002012-11-13T08:53:25.971-08:00Thanks for sharing your Dad's story! And it lo...Thanks for sharing your Dad's story! And it looks like your family have continued an honorable calling. My Dad is also a WW2 vet, he made it into the Pacific zone as a 17 year old in the last year. Navy for 3 years, then army for 3. It was in Germany during the occupation that he met and married my German mother. We owe a lot to all those brave military men and women over many generations.nutmeg gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06497061826533988682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-76291580076975008682012-11-12T21:05:42.938-08:002012-11-12T21:05:42.938-08:00Peggi, I (and several others) have tried to get ho...Peggi, I (and several others) have tried to get hold of Thomas, but no answer. I am concerned, as it's not like him at all. I do hope he and his family are OK.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-9367925544207289242012-11-12T21:04:04.360-08:002012-11-12T21:04:04.360-08:00David, it's an honor to have had him as my Dad...David, it's an honor to have had him as my Dad.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-64323624823934834742012-11-12T21:02:13.685-08:002012-11-12T21:02:13.685-08:00Marcia, Dad came back from his missions overseas w...Marcia, Dad came back from his missions overseas when I was 5 years old, and we lived in California for a while when he was stationed in Victorville. I remember the copilot that had his legs amputated visiting us there. I do wish Dad had shared more of his stories, but I can understand how they brought back memories of a time he would rather forget.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-55328550159245169362012-11-12T20:59:16.482-08:002012-11-12T20:59:16.482-08:00That was a sad time, Daphne. Mom and Dad were marr...That was a sad time, Daphne. Mom and Dad were married just before he went overseas (he was actually my step-dad, but I considered him my Dad). I sneaked into her personal stash of love letters once....pretty interesting, LOL! I remember him bringing her a bottle of Chanel No. 5 that he purchased when he was in France, and she was so thrilled.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-59781850468898590732012-11-12T20:56:24.143-08:002012-11-12T20:56:24.143-08:00Langela, I remember my Dad having nightmares that ...Langela, I remember my Dad having nightmares that woke him up. It was a hard time for those guys, and most of them were so young. Dad could have made a good career of the service, but the day he got his discharge papers he hitchhiked home. He couldn't get out of there and home fast enough, he wouldn't even wait to take a train! He never got on another airplane in his whole life, either. He hated that I married a pilot, and his fears came true when my first husband was killed in a plane crash.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-60981032861051056642012-11-12T20:52:28.396-08:002012-11-12T20:52:28.396-08:00Erin, I have so much information on his service re...Erin, I have so much information on his service records the text wouldn't all fit in my genealogy program! I had to put half of his notes in my sister's notes. <br /><br />I just heard today that my grandson is going to be deployed again.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-47076407047150756462012-11-12T20:50:20.449-08:002012-11-12T20:50:20.449-08:00Thank you, Greg. I wish I had asked him more abou...Thank you, Greg. I wish I had asked him more about it, and written down his stories.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-90100322103779623042012-11-12T20:45:07.960-08:002012-11-12T20:45:07.960-08:00Kris, I have records showing aircraft #485 crashed...Kris, I have records showing aircraft #485 crashed on April 9, 1944, and seventeen days later, April 26, he was piloting another mission in aircraft #028. There may have even been missions between those two that haven't yet been transcribed. His whole story about how little flight training he had before they handed him that big bomber to pilot, and sent him over the ocean, was really interesting, but scary.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-13423072067957336592012-11-12T19:51:47.957-08:002012-11-12T19:51:47.957-08:00That is amazing. Thank goodness your dad survived...That is amazing. Thank goodness your dad survived. I was wondering if you know that happened to A Growing Tradition. I was going to email you but for some reason my computer won't let me.Peggihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510899506984653485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-4252397465496814422012-11-12T07:13:42.641-08:002012-11-12T07:13:42.641-08:00Brings it all home. Thank you.Brings it all home. Thank you.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490964982321159910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-59146404579060909592012-11-12T05:37:35.378-08:002012-11-12T05:37:35.378-08:00Thanks for sharing this. I enjoyed reading about ...Thanks for sharing this. I enjoyed reading about your dad. My dad was two years older than yours with two children already at the time of WWII. He volunteered to serve as a chaplain and was sent to the Pacific where he served in Fiji and New Caledonia. He didn't really share any stories with us that I can recall. He might have with my older siblings when he returned. I was born in '50, #4 of 6 kids.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-36981150497435980002012-11-12T05:33:26.875-08:002012-11-12T05:33:26.875-08:00What a wonderful way to honor your dad, husband, a...What a wonderful way to honor your dad, husband, and grandson! I remember that we could never touch dad's shoulder to wake him or we might end up dead. He was so conditioned to fight/kill upon waking that we had to wake him by yelling to him from more than an arm-length away.<br /><br />Every year I have my kids call their great-grandfather, grandfather, and uncle to thank them for their service. I have found out that it means so much to them to hear that. Especially my dad, because he was actually spit on when he arrived back in the States after his tour in Vietnam.<br /><br />My grandfather is such a logical, practical man. Last year when we called him, he proceeded to tell each child about the horrors of his war experience in WWII, in detail. It was quite graphic for such young ears, but it fascinated them. I think it was important that they hear war is not like a video game or movie. He told of years of nightmares. War goes beyond the actual tour of duty. We never forget to thank a serviceman when we see one in uniform. The kids actually look forward to it.langelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17890043518879123806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-29201496816334611682012-11-12T04:33:44.408-08:002012-11-12T04:33:44.408-08:00Amazing story of your dad's, how wonderful to ...Amazing story of your dad's, how wonderful to have it for future generations! Great photos all! Thanks to all the veterans in your family and to the rest of you supporting them day in and day out!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.com