Tag: family

Records? We don’t have no steenkeen records…

Or so I’ve been told. On this day in 1917, the U.S. declared war on Germany and entered World War I. (President Wilson had requested the declaration on April 2.  The Senate agreed on April 4, the House on April 6.) A few months later, my grandfather was drafted out of the hills of southwest …

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Random Thinkage

My father would have been 87 years old today. I lost him 38 years ago. Way too soon. I’m not posting here on a regular basis (it’s temporary, don’t panic). But I have a hard time letting this day pass without posting and acknowledging that. Life remains too busy, but I continue to make adjustments. …

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