Wartime Memories

Photograph:  President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) awards the Distinguished Service Medal (3rd Oak Leaf Cluster) to General Carl Spaatz, United States Air Force (foreground, center). Left to right: Mrs. Spaatz and family, Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington, Admiral William D. Leahy, General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, and General Omar N. Bradley. All others are unidentified.

Robertson Bruce Graham

A WWII Remembrance - Part IV

Robertson Bruce Graham

A WWII Remembrance – Part II

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Submitted by: Randy Graham © July 2003 Roseville, CA

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I was six years old in 1941. My parents had divorced and my mother was trying to provide housing for my two teenaged sisters and me in San Diego. There was nothing to rent as the city was bulging with military.

That Sunday we (the four of us) were busy converting my Grandpa's old chicken house into a house for us. My job was straightening the used nails for reuse via hammer and a big flat stone.

War Editorial – End of Summer Thoughts

by Dr. Zo Simmons

Life is just a yummy plate of garden vegetables. Yes, it sounds corny, but I’ve always found comfort in the simple truth of this metaphor. Tasty, homegrown vegetables from my garden remind me of the beauty, joy, and serenity, which more than compensates for all the hard work, muscle strain, pest and diseases encountered along the way.