70 Years Ago—March 3, 1940: In the Soviet-Finnish war, the Soviets launch a final major offensive at Viipuri, Finland. 65 Years Ago—March 3, 1945: US and Canadian troops link between the Maas and Rhine rivers.
... and my Grampa was getting close to comin' home after 4 years in the Pacific ... :) sorry, had to add my personal "what happened on this day" note. :)
:) I'm always tempted to add things like that. After my grandma died, we found some of the letters my grandpa had written her from the Pacific. He called my feisty grandma his "little girl" and we all melted.
Oh that's SO COOL!! My Gramma just recently bestowed my Grampa's ARMY trunk to me filled with ALL his WWII stuff including 4 years of letters, Japanese things taken from bodies (ugh), medals, ARMY papers, life insurance policies, and more ... TREASURES!!! I practically melted. I've been a WWII junkie since highschool. AREN'T LETTERS THE GREATEST??
... and my Grampa was getting close to comin' home after 4 years in the Pacific ... :)
ReplyDeletesorry, had to add my personal "what happened on this day" note. :)
I'm lovin' your blog!!
:) I'm always tempted to add things like that. After my grandma died, we found some of the letters my grandpa had written her from the Pacific. He called my feisty grandma his "little girl" and we all melted.
ReplyDeleteOh that's SO COOL!! My Gramma just recently bestowed my Grampa's ARMY trunk to me filled with ALL his WWII stuff including 4 years of letters, Japanese things taken from bodies (ugh), medals, ARMY papers, life insurance policies, and more ... TREASURES!!! I practically melted. I've been a WWII junkie since highschool. AREN'T LETTERS THE GREATEST??
ReplyDeletebtw, you SHOULD add the personal things, if you wanted to share ... those are the REAL stories :)
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