Category Archives: Miscellaneous

This is the 68th Anniversary of dropping the first nuclear weapon on people. This was the first day of the rest of our dangerous lives! http://lettersfromasoldier.com/edward_thomas/memphis/atomic_bomb_hiroshima_japan.php

I recently read about this remarkable woman. This German lady worked as a plumbing / sewer expert during World War II. She worked in the Warsaw Ghetto. She had firsthand knowledge of what the Germans were planning for the Jewish … Continue reading →

I was at the Armada, Michigan Flea Market today, the first time I was able to take it all in, and I have been enjoying going there since I came back to Michigan in 1983. The weather has been unusually … Continue reading →

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One of my favorite letters my uncle wrote, tells the story of Christmas Eve listening to a live broadcast of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. http://lettersfromasoldier.com/edward_thomas/aleutians/christmas_fdr_jan2_44.php

Weather plays a very important part in the outcome of any war. World War II was no different. This picture my wife took the other day made me think of my uncle’s service while he was stationed in the Aleutians. … Continue reading →

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