Sanny Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Thanks to all who served, and all who stayed home and prayed for those who did. My Mom will call all her "heroes" today. Or all those (or their widows) who are alive. They're the seven men who parachuted into a concentration camp in China to liberate the captives after Japan surrendered. M was a little kid of 13. In her 60s, she finally discovered the names of the men. Thanks for giving me my Mom. Here's a pic of M with a piece of parachute that one of the liberators dropped in on. One of the women in the camp embroidered a scene of the liberation and had each man sign it. It's on display at the Smithsonian now. And a pic of the whole camp at the time of the liberation. They all came running to greet the heroes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firemonkey Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 What a great post, and wonderful narrative, Sanny. It is a clear reminder that there is more to Memorial Day than beer and BBQ. I am sure to think of your story, and all of the men who have helped ensure we remain the greatest nation on the planet - while I drink my beer and cook my BBQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 She must be where you got your love of Blue...blue wall, blue shirt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanny Posted May 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 She must be where you got your love of Blue...blue wall' date=' blue shirt [/quote']Um...the wall's mine. It's the bathroom, and I painted it blue with puffy clouds on it. lol. Seemed like the right place to take a picture of a parachute. But yes, she likes bloo too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 So, you're trying to tell me that lady was 13 in 1945...which means she's 75 years old in that photo? If you got her genes you're gonna age well, I would easily take 15-20 years off that age if I were to put a number on her. Pretty lady too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanny Posted May 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 So, you're trying to tell me that lady was 13 in 1945...which means she's 75 years old in that photo? If you got her genes you're gonna age well, I would easily take 15-20 years off that age if I were to put a number on her. Pretty lady too Well, that was a few years ago. Here's a recent one of her. Yup, 75 in a few months. You know her companion in the pic, of course. You've seen my pic, right? Mom is blonde and blue, I'm brown and brown. But yup, we share a gene pool. Many think I'm fewer years than I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkchop Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 #1 - great post! my daughter asked me today why flags were at half mast, and we had a great talk about it. come from a long line of military veterans! i would hope we have learned by now to stand behind our men and women in the military and support them fully! #2 - zowie! hey sanny... how you doin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanny Posted May 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 Hey, PC... Doin fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetzervalve Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 Sanny, Didn't a few chaps get into hot water on another site talking about this kind of stuff?? It's nice to be free to discuss what we want! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanny Posted May 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 Sanny, Didn't a few chaps get into hot water on another site talking about this kind of stuff?? It's nice to be free to discuss what we want! Yah, that was ME, Fetzervalve! Vets' Day, 2006. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firemonkey Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Yah, that was ME, Fetzervalve! You renegade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetzervalve Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Sanny, Didn't a few chaps get into hot water on another site talking about this kind of stuff?? It's nice to be free to discuss what we want! Yah, that was ME, Fetzervalve! Vets' Day, 2006. Some never learn............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanny Posted May 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 On Memorial Day, thank you. Again. Hey, all! It's Memorial Day again. We have a new generation or two of heroes to thank! For those of you who remember my Mother's story about being liberated from a concentration camp (aka Weishein Civilian Assembly Center) in China in WW2, you may be interested in an article on NPR this week. I'm not sure if it will be Morning Edition, or All Things Considered. The last of the 7 American soldiers who parachuted into Japanese occupied China to liberate her camp passed away at the end of April. Tad Nagaki, a Nissei, volunteered to go. You can imagine, Japanese Americans were suspect at the time. Tad was over 90 years old when he died. He'd outlived his wife and his sons, and had spent his life farming in Nebraska. If anyone would like to read stories about the camp and M's heroes, here's a link, with articles and photos. http://www.weihsien-paintings.org/Mprev ... xFrame.htm xo, Heroes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMedik Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Re: On Memorial Day, thank you. I followed the link. Beautiful story..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducaticraig Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Re: On Memorial Day, thank you. Thank you for the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mguerra Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Re: On Memorial Day, thank you. D-Day. I got choked up listening to Ronald Reagan speaking about it on the 40th anniversary. Rush played the audio clip this afternoon. I doubt there's any WW II vets on our board here, but to any of their family members, I salute them and am grateful for their service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5698k Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Re: On Memorial Day, thank you. Reagan, I really miss him. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
