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This brings back a lot of memories for me,a lot of the men in the regiment had little or no use for the Italian army.many felt they were just sitting on the fence to go with who ever showed the most muscle you know.If we look at how things went at that time,Hitler invaded France around the...

I am sorry if I am jumping around a bit ,but can not tell to much of one spot for any length of time.it is just to hard                                                   Italy.                                                                                                                       ...

letter dated may 1940,Eastburn.England Lowest have felt in months.yesterday german's were coming in with a one man fighter-bomber trying to hit coal works.they were firing on a building full of old people has they passed.Three of the lad's and I took four brens to the roof of the building,The...

Watching the news this morning and what do I see,Soldiers helping sick children overseas.always the protector.always! I can say no more.                                                                                                                                                              ...

Parkie will do just fine young man.please don't call me sir.I can never stress enough that you do what you feel honors you and your beliefs.If you feel up to the challenge,then by all means do it.anybody can say oh ya I worked at this one place for almost 10 years.not many have the guts to say I...

forward to Italy; I'll bet you your ration of bully the next one will be an 88(german bomber),formations of bombers have been making daylight bombing Raids on us.we're getting close to ortona, so it's probably Air support for whatever the german's have left to surprise us.boy ,can't beleive my...

from orient steamship troop carrier December 1939 Dearest Sister How are the little one's.all is well I hope.have passed basic I am onboard one of orient steamships troop ships mid-atlantic left canada three days ago.Have a lot of good men here with me.spirit's are good other than you can't...

from letter to sister october 1939 dear sister sorry to leave you with the old man and eleven children to look after but vera and john will help their the oldest now if you have any problems walk down to kay's,have found news here more recent then what we have at home.Hitler has taken all of...

you must be very proud of him.while he is serving his country and all of us,he will be mastering his own fears in his own way,I pray that you will be able to master your own and be strong for their sake.                                                                                            ...

I have received letters and messages from so many asking to share my stories and thoughts,some for the need to soothe the fears that family have, for our young who serve or wish to serve in defence of freedom,others to perhaps form a picture in their own mind of what family or friends may have...

I will start posting from letters and notes I have written to self over the years,I hope they will give others the courage that they gave me in times of darkness,some I wrote while serving that I think in times like this will help many.I thank you all ,You all make an old man very happy.      ...

young man you seem to be headed in the right direction wanting to serve your country and the Ideals for which we stand.you worry because  someone may see you has being different.being a soldier will be whatever you yourself want it to be,if you face diversity head on it will only serve to make...

  you know how can anyone think that service to your country is wrong,but you know that fear and the thought of losing a loved one is a problem for many.but Ilook back over the years and I'd like to tell old friend's" You didn't die for nothing old friend''.I watch my grand daughter play and do...

Hello I am sorry I missed your post this morming to respond to you in person but my old bones just don't have much pep in them anymore.I see my grand daughter was into my personal letters again and passed on the family history,but I guess for the most part everyone on here is family so I suppose...

Hello Everyone I want to write something I found of my grandpa's that he wrote down and I found it,first I want to tell you who I am,my name is patricia I'm 10 years old,my grandpa says I'm named after the best lady in the world.My grandpa taught me that truth and honor are the two finest...

Hi Grandpa salutes you.He said his thoughts and love are with you and yours.

I'm sorry everyone I tried to quote missybee for grandpa but I kind of messed it up a bit .I'm sorry for that                                                                                                                                                                                      ...

Reading your post made me think of my Grandpa and his devotion and dedication to serving our country. It made me very proud to be a Canadian and the mother of an up-and-coming soldier who has insisted since the age of 13 that his main ambition was to join the Canadian Army. I'm very proud of...

I  would like to pass along a few words on what I feel has to being a soldier ,not for the servicemen who may read this but for those that may come across this who are not or those who seem to have doubts or fears for our enlisted men.when the young men of this country have gone to war in the...

I  have been following this for a couple of days trying to decide if this needs my response or not.I feel I should say something in defence of my brothers in arms since many aren't here to speak for themselves any longer. First-never in my whole tour in Italy did  I ever hear An officer or...