I save things - how about you? The prayer card above was saved by my grandfather, Joseph Peter Mirota (1882-1961). Now I'm the one saving it. It was tucked inside his prayer book - and yes, I'm saving that, too. I enjoy knowing that these items I have, were things my grandfather loved and cherished. … Continue reading Six Word Saturday – 31 May 2014
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Friday’s Faces From the Past – World War Two
With Memorial Day this coming Monday, I wanted to post about some of my family that served. I only know the identity of one of the three Army buddies shown here above, but all three were in the Fourth (IVY) Division, 12th Infantry Regiment, and it was most likely taken in either 1943 or 1944. … Continue reading Friday’s Faces From the Past – World War Two
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday – Two French Women, 1945
This lovely photograph of two French women was either taken or given to James Doran, of Harrison, New Jersey, in 1945. At that time during World War Two he was serving as a Military Policeman, after being severely wounded in the Normandy D-Day invasion in June of 1944, while serving with the 4th Infantry Division. … Continue reading (Almost) Wordless Wednesday – Two French Women, 1945
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