War
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10-09-2012, 08:37 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-09-2012 08:39 AM by BettyO.)
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RE: War
Fantastic post, Bill -- as always!
I for one, think that at the beginning of the war that Lew Powell enlisted (underage at that - 17 years for which he had to acquire parental permission) along with his best friend Sam Mitchell, simply for the sheer adventure of it. Patriotism? Perhaps - but I think most young boys enlisted early in the war, seeing it as a "grand lark" with the impression that it'll be over in a few weeks, or a few months.... then back home crowned with the glory of having seen a bit of "the world".... "The Past is a foreign country...they do things differently there" - L. P. Hartley |
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RE: War - Bill Richter - 10-09-2012, 08:32 AM
RE: War - BettyO - 10-09-2012 08:37 AM
RE: War - Laurie Verge - 10-09-2012, 11:28 AM
RE: War - LincolnMan - 10-11-2012, 08:36 PM
RE: War - Craig Hipkins - 10-12-2012, 12:04 AM
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