For Memorial Day, remembering the vital role more than a half-million American Jews in uniform – and one I knew well – played in defeating Hitler and his allies.
Both my parents served in the US Army in WWII, as did 2 of my 3 uncles -- the 3rd worked as a civilian in a defense plant. I actually don't know if my father volunteered or was conscripted. My mother volunteered because she wanted to 'fight' the Nazis, and requested a transfer overseas, when she felt she wasn't 'doing enough for the war effiort' on a base in the midwest.
Thanks Gary. My dad served for 4 years and always said they were the best years of his life, lived with great purpose and meaning. I appreciate your ending the story at building a shul. Poignant.
Both my parents served in the US Army in WWII, as did 2 of my 3 uncles -- the 3rd worked as a civilian in a defense plant. I actually don't know if my father volunteered or was conscripted. My mother volunteered because she wanted to 'fight' the Nazis, and requested a transfer overseas, when she felt she wasn't 'doing enough for the war effiort' on a base in the midwest.
Thanks for sharing this. Some things are worth repeating.
Thanks Gary. My dad served for 4 years and always said they were the best years of his life, lived with great purpose and meaning. I appreciate your ending the story at building a shul. Poignant.
This is so beautiful, moving, and appropriate for today.
Thanks so much for sharing about yet another hero of "the greatest generation."
Hope to visit the exhibit next time I am in NYC.