Mama and Daddy 1943 - the People I Love the Most
These are the people I love best - my Mama and my Daddy. Of course, I didn't take this picture - I restored it - sort of.
Daddy was 21 and in the ...
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These are the people I love best - my Mama and my Daddy. Of course, I didn't take this picture - I restored it - sort of.
Daddy was 21 and in the Army, shipping off for Europe soon. Later he would be in the secret services for the US Army. Mama was his 16 year old girl friend he would come back and marry in 1946.
He was captured after being seriously wounded and taken to a POW camp in Germany, escaped, got to the Allies in France. He spent a year in a hospital in France, and several more months in a hospital in the States. He was a highly decorated soldier by both the US and France.
Daddy died in 1997. Mama left us to join the love of her life March 18, 2014.
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Daddy was 21 and in the Army, shipping off for Europe soon. Later he would be in the secret services for the US Army. Mama was his 16 year old girl friend he would come back and marry in 1946.
He was captured after being seriously wounded and taken to a POW camp in Germany, escaped, got to the Allies in France. He spent a year in a hospital in France, and several more months in a hospital in the States. He was a highly decorated soldier by both the US and France.
Daddy died in 1997. Mama left us to join the love of her life March 18, 2014.
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planetmiko
February 12, 2014
Thank you for sharing! Amazing love story...and very special image of the two of them together! Such a great looking couple:)
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lizziemellis
February 14, 2014
What a lovely portrait Gracie I have a similar one of my parents, same story when my father returned from the war they married on Valentines Day 1946! After meeting before the war and writing to each other throughout the war years. Thanks for bringing back some of my own memories by sharing :-)
Kazza60
February 15, 2014
Thanks for sharing this precious part of your life with us Gracie .. best wishes to both you and your mum ..
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AndreaE
February 25, 2014
Beautiful portrait..thank you for sharing and a beautiful story! Prayers and best wishes for your mom!
Karine
February 26, 2014
very sad but nice story of love and life! My family on both sides - Mum and Dad know what war is like. We have lost lots of members of family, including my granddad (mum's father) and 16 members of my grandmother's family in Ukraine. My mum herself was 8 and miraculously survived bombarding and escape from nazie invaders in Odessa. You have very nice parents! You can see mine on my family group portrait in my gallery.
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AndreaE
April 10, 2014
What a beautiful picture..you did an awesome job on the restore!! :)) A true love story!
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HelenRea
May 02, 2014
Sorry for your loss Gracie...wonderful image, great restoration! Good looking couple too! :) x
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kathleenweetman
May 06, 2014
I love both the story and the wonderful shot....voted Hugs to you Gracie...
wonderwoman627
May 06, 2014
Wow, what a special photo so glad you could use it for the flags contest. voted!
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kathleenweetman
September 25, 2014
Gracie...this is fabulous.......your parents look just wonderful here.....Your dads eyes so strong...your mum looks shy here...I love it...Voted KATHLEEN
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UnkleFrank
September 28, 2014
Had to vote for this. Your Dad and my Dad, part of the greatest generation. Too bad the young of today can't be the same.
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NatureLoverJJWal
March 25, 2015
When i look at both of them you copied a lot on your father side. Voted My hero!
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tongant
January 17, 2016
Great photograph Gracie!! A lovely story of your father, he was one of many heroes during war. Nice to think of them re-united.
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mihrt
August 19, 2021
What a wonderful story of Love and determination ! You must be so proud of your father and all he endured during the War, determined to come back to the Love of his Life ! Excellent Restoration Skills Kay!
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KayBrewer
August 21, 2021
Thanks so much, Gail. I think there were a lot of those stories during and after that horrible war
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mihrt
February 15, 2022
I Love this image, what a Love Story & your father sure had his challenges as a soldier. It always amazes me what these men survived through. Your Mama certainly must have had many anxious times & waited each day for those letters!
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KayBrewer
February 16, 2022
He was gone a long time. This is before they were married. They got married as soon as he returned home. If you saw a picture of my son, you'd see my daddy.
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