Armistice Day

7 thoughts on “Armistice Day”

1. What an amazing letter written by an amazing man. You should be proud. Thank you for sharing.

   1. Dad was 35 at the time, which IIRC made him the oldest guy in Company E and surely gave him a different perspective on the situation. He never told any “war stories”, so I’m only now collating bits and pieces of that part of his life.

2. It’s a great letter How will the artifacts of our world be preserved? How did he end up with the letter?

   1. Some items came from friends who mailed them to Mom while cleaning out their boxes, but many are Just There without provenance.

      I’ve been scanning and photographing as I go, which is why it’s taken this long to get started, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be the only person to ever see those files. Lacking a physical presence, nobody will have the slightest motivation to open a file to see what’s inside.

      I once thought the Internet Would Never Forget™. Unfortunately, Google now prioritizes only new-and-shiny sites and lets old material slide away into the deep dark.

3. That’s a powerful letter. I can imagine it being the basis of a movie with Clint Eastwood producing, directing and maybe even playing your Dad in the autumn of his life.

   1. It might not be a crowd pleaser, but I’d go to see how his story got mangled. [sigh]

      I wish I could get a copy of Grave of the President, because the VHS tape my folks had was at least a copy of a copy.

      1. no doubt artistic licence would be invoked to mangle the story to ensure it’s engaging for 90-odd minutes but ain’t that always the way. I’d go see it anway

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