This Army photograph of Bernard Doran, Jr. (1917-1973), is from when he served in the United States Army during World War II. He was a quiet and kind man and never really talked about his travels. Looking at this photo, he looks so serious, while his buddy has such a happy ear-to-ear grin. Bernie stayed … Continue reading Those Places Thursday – Bernie Doran’s Travels
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Photograph of the week – Mother’s Day, 1939
This photograph was given to our family after our father died, by our "Uncle" Augie. Augie had been a good friend of his from when they were growing up in Harrison, NJ. We were comforted by Uncle Augie at the afternoon wake for our father, and then surprised when he pulled out copies of this … Continue reading Photograph of the week – Mother’s Day, 1939