In honor of Remembrance Day and stopping to think about both those who have been lost in the current war and also those who lost their lives in previous conflicts, I wanted to share a photo of my dad. He was stationed overseas in England. There are many letters from that time that my mother saved for whatever reason (she actually didn’t discard much during her lifetime which it turns out was a good thing, sort of). Although these were their private thoughts to each other, it certainly sheds a bit of light on how things were during the infancy of their marriage. My mother was very young when she married… just 17….. whereas my father was 26. He had already signed up a few short months before and was sent off soon after they married. It was quite a hardship for such a young woman, and who was not prepared to be left alone and then to be left alone so soon with a young baby. Those were difficult times, and certainly difficult for other wives, mothers and fathers. Fortunately my father came back and physically in one piece.
Anyway, in remembrance, our past mistakes are there to hopefully prevent us from repeating them. God bless to those who are in the thick of the conflict. Let them come home soon to their families….. healthy and in one piece.
November 11, 2007 at 11:48 pm
There isn’t a time better suited to remembering than today. Everytime I see a picture of Dad I can’t help wondering what might have been? Do you? I’m so glad of your post and the chance to see a little bit more of where we came from.