tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post5158951249053683650..comments2024-03-28T21:38:40.389-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: O'Hare's WWII Diary: Half-Starved Soldier Worries About Brother in South PacificBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-14856568580516788182018-12-22T16:23:08.196-05:002018-12-22T16:23:08.196-05:00Bernie,
Once again, thank you for these posts.
Y...Bernie, <br />Once again, thank you for these posts. <br />Your father was one of the remarkable generation who rose up in defense of freedom and democracy. War was, at that time, our only option to preserve the liberties that were the foundation of America. When our nation, and the world, needed them, they did not hesitate with sacrifice and courage. Your posts remind me to say extra prayers this time of year for your father and the others who made this commitment for us. <br />JackJackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864954005264664131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-68220315895919072082018-12-22T10:53:09.456-05:002018-12-22T10:53:09.456-05:00I quite enjoy these post...thanks Bernie
"Th...I quite enjoy these post...thanks Bernie<br /><br />"The Russians are very much like Americans in their outlook on life. I suppose that is what queers the English with them"<br /><br />The British are all about "prim and proper" it can be a pain in the ass.<br /><br />I think the British see Americans as little brothers, they stand by us, even when we act childish and are sometimes wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-47650397275773452012018-12-21T11:04:18.076-05:002018-12-21T11:04:18.076-05:00It is interesting how he makes his experience seem...It is interesting how he makes his experience seem so mundane, considering what he's just gone through, like he's ready to just get on to the life he left and not reflect a lot on the horror or war. He's a skilled writer, how amazing it would have been had he written a biography. thanks again for sharing this Bernie.gsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814174251694982152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-19545525936388107522017-12-26T20:21:07.532-05:002017-12-26T20:21:07.532-05:00Bernie,
It is a great man that cares about a sibli...Bernie,<br />It is a great man that cares about a siblings life in some other part of a war more than his OWN.<br /><br />Always a honor to hear of stories about what makes this great nation the greatest nation on earth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-3564686514140331622016-12-26T22:57:17.941-05:002016-12-26T22:57:17.941-05:00Food and cigarettes. My father eschewed taking per...Food and cigarettes. My father eschewed taking personal trophies. He certainly had none.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-22205906128306728392016-12-26T21:58:36.304-05:002016-12-26T21:58:36.304-05:00Bernie, what is the "loot" your father ...Bernie, what is the "loot" your father mentions? Roosternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-89867625440603244442015-12-22T11:02:41.329-05:002015-12-22T11:02:41.329-05:00Great insights, Scott!Great insights, Scott!Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-22965208750172897392015-12-22T07:41:27.182-05:002015-12-22T07:41:27.182-05:00Bernie,
Thanks for these posts. I would like t...Bernie,<br /><br /> Thanks for these posts. I would like to share with your readers the hardships many French people endured under the occupation. No coffee, no sugar, no soap, very little white flour(therefore bread a staple was in short supply). Food in general was in short supply as most of the harvest was exported to Germany. Any kind of cigarette was difficult to get. Now this doesn't seem like a big deal but back then everyone smoked. If you were active in politics or a trade union before the war, you were at minimum, warned and watch, often interned, and/or disappeared. That happened to the husband and son of my wife's great aunt. They were taken away because they were communist trade union leaders. <br /> Only recently have the French come to terms with their role in the extermination of European Jews. Every time we go back we see new plaques marking the sad events that occurred there so long ago now. One could always see places marked "Place De Fusille", this is in short Place of the firing squad. Many towns had one of these. That's how the occupiers took care of any locals that seemed to be a problem.<br /><br /> Scott Armstrong Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-20047167217339095842015-12-22T00:23:37.489-05:002015-12-22T00:23:37.489-05:00That's an incredible story! Thanks.That's an incredible story! Thanks. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-38202046372764695302015-12-22T00:07:18.890-05:002015-12-22T00:07:18.890-05:00Always enjoy these posts of your father's diar...Always enjoy these posts of your father's diary, Bernie. <br /><br />They had a good story on tee-vee today, in which it was told that a soldier and 145 men under him were captured. A German demanded that all the Jews in the unit step forward. The man said "we're all Jews". The German said "that's impossible," pointed his gun at the soldier's head and threatened he would shoot. Then he stormed angrily off, having failed in his onjective. The story was never told by the soldier. It came out through one of the men in the unit just recently. It's amazing what these people went through, and how strong they were.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-14441702788040921802014-12-24T19:14:34.087-05:002014-12-24T19:14:34.087-05:00Bernie,Thanks for sharing. Merry ChristmasBernie,Thanks for sharing. Merry ChristmasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-37114788950736397462014-12-23T08:05:27.524-05:002014-12-23T08:05:27.524-05:00Thanks for sharing Bernie. My uncle was a prisoner...Thanks for sharing Bernie. My uncle was a prisoner of the Japs - was in the Bataan death march. He never spoke about his experience. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-19915888765057442522012-12-20T14:41:09.812-05:002012-12-20T14:41:09.812-05:00Enjoy these stories every year Bernie, thank you! ...Enjoy these stories every year Bernie, thank you! They remind me of my grandfathers. Both WW2 vets, one Army one a Marine. cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-20978193110495617772012-12-20T00:49:54.594-05:002012-12-20T00:49:54.594-05:00If you use the privilege of anonymity to make a pe...If you use the privilege of anonymity to make a personal attack, you are a coward. That's not too hard to understand. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-78035610319463172272012-12-20T00:39:00.013-05:002012-12-20T00:39:00.013-05:00Good stuff, yep.
An anon coward.Good stuff, yep.<br /><br />An anon coward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-88832456619126223202011-12-22T16:46:58.648-05:002011-12-22T16:46:58.648-05:00I've enjoyed this each year. Thank you.I've enjoyed this each year. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-14729819323803569042011-12-22T09:05:09.601-05:002011-12-22T09:05:09.601-05:00These stories are great Bernie..Thanks..These stories are great Bernie..Thanks..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com