Thank you, for so many who can no longer say that. One of my mother's students had been at Pearl Harbor. She had taken her Sunday School class up the mountain that day for a picnic. Very few others in in the church survived. My mother became an Army nurse after she graduated.
Thank you for sharing this profound memory. I am deeply moved by it. What a miracle that your mother's student had taken her Sunday School class to the mountain for a picnic that day. God bless your dear mother for becoming an Army nurse after she graduated. She was a blessing to all who knew her.
As dear Paula wrote in her Comment to me, "Thank you, for so many who can no longer say that.." Those of us who remain as witnesses are dwindling. We are Living History. During Desert Storm, a Scout troop at a Southern California Boys & Girls Club asked me to speak to the troop. Some of the Scouts had family members overseas in battle. The Scout leaders wanted me to share my experiences in World War II as to how children could help the War Effort, and help their loved ones overseas. I was thrilled to share my experiences along these lines. Young children can print in block letters pretty and cheerful notes with colorful crayon drawings on them to send to their loved ones. I emphasized that it's important to send a cheerful note at least once a week to a family member in battle...two or three times a week is better. (In The War, many people wrote to their loved ones in battle every day.) Letters don't always get to a battlefield timely. And it's vital to keep on sending dependably, to not let up. So I let the Scouts know
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Love and hugs,
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Love and hugs too,
Cherie
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