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December 30, 2002
WWII Stories
WWII Stories
In light of Rachel's project, I found this interesting story in this morning's paper about the only surviving Arkansas member of an Army rifle company that fought at the Battle of the Bulge. Mr. Dewell Ballard was contacted by a fourth grade class, who were interested in his experiences during the war.As for [a student's] first question about whether World War II was "scary," Ballard said, "Sometimes it was pretty rough; sometimes it wasn’t."
That response seems typical of a man who once wrote his mother from Germany, "I told you brave men never cried; I’m sorry, Mom, I guess I lied."
Indeed.
But what really caught my attention was this statement:
Ballard said he plans to answer each of the children’s letters, noting that he is now about the age of many of the Civil War veterans he questioned when he was 9 or 10 years old.
I think he would be an interesting gentleman to interview.
Posted by Rita at December 30, 2002 08:09 AM