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Mama and Daddy 1943 - the People I Love the Most

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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precious memories

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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A beautiful moment frozen in time. Thanks for sharing!

Very nice photo !!

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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 :-)

Thanks for sharing this precious part of your life with us Gracie .. best wishes to both you and your mum ..

A Beautiful Tribute to Your families history. Prayers to You and them.

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cool and emotional edit! Good choice for flags contest, think about it!

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and voted in this contest. :)

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Great job on this restoration Gracie. Voted!

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Beautiful photo Gracie xoxo

voted - good luck

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VOTED Dahlink!

What an amazing story and photo!! Voted!! :)

Wonderful story.Such a great image .Hus to you....voted

Beautiful portrait..thank you for sharing and a beautiful story! Prayers and best wishes for your mom!

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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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Great shot!

nice entry,...voted

Voted .. great entry

voted Beautiful couple!!

What a beautiful story and couple! So sorry for your loss. Voted.

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Wow!

What a beautiful picture..you did an awesome job on the restore!! :)) A true love story!

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Voted .. visual stories

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Voted:-)

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Outstanding and so special....voted:)

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Voted in Flags. I love this one.

voted again for visual stories

Sorry for your loss Gracie...wonderful image, great restoration! Good looking couple too! :) x

I love both the story and the wonderful shot....voted Hugs to you Gracie...

Wow, what a special photo so glad you could use it for the flags contest. voted!

Gracie this is such a beautiful photo.

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

Lovely portrait, voted Soldiers

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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.

Beautiful restored photograph, amplified by your story.

I've voted all the photos I like, including this one twice.

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Voted 300 Soldiers my sweet liebling!

Wonderful image!! voted

300 soldiers, voted. By the way excellent portraiture !

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Beautiful voted.

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Voted 300 Soldiers:-)

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Beautiful ..... voted! :)

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Wonderful story - voted

Voted My Hero

When i look at both of them you copied a lot on your father side. Voted My hero!

Voted My Hero.....

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Voted My Hero for this heart touching piece of art and life :)

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Voted in My HERO.....SO LOVELY..K

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Good looking folks! Love the eyes!

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Great photograph Gracie!! A lovely story of your father, he was one of many heroes during war. Nice to think of them re-united.

Beautiful photo, beautiful story. Thank you for sharing.

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great job on restoring this beautiful photo. Love their story too.

magnifique Nice old colors

Voted People in Monochrome

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Thanks so much!

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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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Thanks so much, Gail. I think there were a lot of those stories during and after that horrible war

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Voted Fathers Time !!

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Thanks so much, Gail.

Voted Father Time

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Thanks so much!

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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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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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Voted Monochrome People !

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Thanks, Gail!