RE: When I was a boy: Part One (My father's memories as a boy living through World War Two)
That is excellent writing. My imagination did not let me down, I did feel as though I was there - a scared child.
My great grandfather fought in WW1 and received the British equivalent of the Victoria Cross. He never spoke of the war to my grandfather or any family and when we tried to search for his war records they are some what vague. As awful and upsetting as they are, you are fortunate to be able to hear first hand the experiences of your dad.
I feel lucky to never have first hand knowledge of the devastation of war or have it impact myself or my family. We should forever be grateful to those that fought for our freedom so many years ago.
May we and our children never have to experience such horror.
Thank you for sharing.
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Thanks for your comments. I agree that we should give thanks to those who fought for the freedoms we have today. Your great grandfather must have been extraordinary man to have won the VC equivalent in WWI. Thanks for reading and following. I hope to entertain and enlighten you some more and for me I get to retell some of the stories my father told me.