tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post2745988226473654595..comments2024-03-28T19:03:28.661-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: O'Hare's WWII Diary: A Final Glimpse at a Time When We Were "Prima"Bernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-26776550177036213892022-12-22T07:19:59.776-05:002022-12-22T07:19:59.776-05:00I've enjoyed these each year you've shared...I've enjoyed these each year you've shared them. They touch me more each year as I age and think about my old man in the same war. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-66454462692374123062019-12-25T13:47:43.953-05:002019-12-25T13:47:43.953-05:00Allentown's Sewards Steak shop owner, Mike, is...Allentown's Sewards Steak shop owner, Mike, is passionate about recording these veterans before they are gone.<br />http://www.lvveteranshistory.org/index.htmlCarlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-17799975817477553302019-12-24T12:58:11.827-05:002019-12-24T12:58:11.827-05:00Bernie, I also agree with 551am. Merry Christmas,...Bernie, I also agree with 551am. Merry Christmas, hope you have a great holiday.<br /><br />The BankerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-19275042957121041662019-12-24T11:29:43.933-05:002019-12-24T11:29:43.933-05:00The "Greatest" Gen bred and reared "...The "Greatest" Gen bred and reared "Boomers" therefore they cannot be that great, DUCY?<br /><br />Ok Boomernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-11784519635076372432019-12-24T11:29:21.786-05:002019-12-24T11:29:21.786-05:00Thanks and Merry Christmas!Thanks and Merry Christmas!Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-74351211742183603492019-12-24T10:40:57.604-05:002019-12-24T10:40:57.604-05:00B..
Totally agree with 551.
Ive enjoyed your posts...B..<br />Totally agree with 551.<br />Ive enjoyed your posts and your insight.<br />Keep it up.iAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-67135147181396008802019-12-24T10:37:06.807-05:002019-12-24T10:37:06.807-05:00The "Greatest Generation" is no exaggera...The "Greatest Generation" is no exaggeration. I salute all who served in defense of freedom especially those who gave their lives for this country. Those vet's are slowly but surely passing on but we do have their heroic stories..forever. God bless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-2869475255390748952019-12-24T10:05:23.517-05:002019-12-24T10:05:23.517-05:00Enjoy reading every Christmas. Merry ChristmasEnjoy reading every Christmas. Merry ChristmasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-88074628281927039162019-12-24T09:47:22.920-05:002019-12-24T09:47:22.920-05:00Bernie I loved the stories about your Dad and I wa...Bernie I loved the stories about your Dad and I was enthralled. If only we had that caliber of<br />men today. Please keep up the great work I never miss your blog/You are a greatgrandfather too.I hope you spend the days with love ones. Have a great Holiday and God Bless you <br />Peace SWSandra Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241304820274038589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-14455766750523288732018-12-25T13:35:38.937-05:002018-12-25T13:35:38.937-05:00Just want to say have a great holiday season. Keep...Just want to say have a great holiday season. Keep up the good work. As far as your blog I miss the police blotter. And stories I might not like for whatever reason, are still factual. Thanks Bernie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-24773409914831384312018-12-25T01:10:07.045-05:002018-12-25T01:10:07.045-05:00Love your story. Thanks. The rivalry between Ameri...Love your story. Thanks. The rivalry between Americans and the Brits continued when I was in the service. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-47095492365020694152018-12-24T01:24:57.164-05:002018-12-24T01:24:57.164-05:00"How amazed the limeys were when we told them..."How amazed the limeys were when we told them that the above was for one meal and not one day!" --- "They are separating the English and Americans. I wish they had done that six months ago." <br /><br />The contention between the Americans and British went both ways, as the Brit's would say of the 3 things wrong with the Americans; They were overfeed, oversexed, and over here.<br /><br />I remember stories mum would tell about the shortages of food on the isle, it was dismal, fresh fruit was none existent, she hadn't had a bite since '39 when she enlisted. She helped with the search lights a favorite target for strafing, during the blitz she was and hit by a strafing Messerschmitt in the leg, I seen the scar...mum was unbreakable. Cancer finally did what the Jerry's couldn't.<br /><br />When the war was over all she wanted was a banana, I have a picture of dad presenting her with a full bunch stateside, we referred to the whole thing as the banana story. I think of it every time I pass the bananas at the market and see that they're .11 cents a pound.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-82710660368901486952016-12-24T07:11:40.706-05:002016-12-24T07:11:40.706-05:00I love how he casually and admiringly calls the Br...I love how he casually and admiringly calls the Brits limeys. My dad's long gone. He rarely spoke of his time at war. When he did, it was chilling and somber. But it's a real treat to read this diary and see the time through which he struggled through the eyes and words of another with a similar experience. Your dad's self deprecating Irish humor is a riot and an inspiration. All generations who served and serve are the greatest. I'm struck by the kids today who volunteered to do what they do. Thanks again, Bernie. Merry Christmas. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-87248015750340865342016-12-23T22:58:58.563-05:002016-12-23T22:58:58.563-05:00Bernie,
Yes 5:51 summed it up in one fine sentence...Bernie,<br />Yes 5:51 summed it up in one fine sentence, and you putting your fathers writtings in redd make it all the more important! As a child a father is not only looked up to as a protector there is many other attributes that seem to have sprung up in our older years!<br />Thanx for sharing these family archives with people at this time of year when all different venues are needed. There is a new theme in the wording of your fathers writtings that Vongent couldn't write upon his returning home, from Clint Eastwood's Grand Torino, It's What They Don't Tell You To Do!"<br />So hoping soon to be reading opinions in your articles in the comming year.<br />REpublican redd<br />humanist by designAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-77154955728127959402016-12-23T08:41:08.405-05:002016-12-23T08:41:08.405-05:00very interesting reading love it ! two fine men we...very interesting reading love it ! two fine men we owe a debt of gratitude to !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-78377890568798218532015-12-23T07:54:13.598-05:002015-12-23T07:54:13.598-05:00@5:51
Wow, I really like that phrase.
-Jeffrey A...@5:51<br /><br />Wow, I really like that phrase.<br /><br />-Jeffrey AnthonyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-53833491430046399922012-12-21T10:20:50.395-05:002012-12-21T10:20:50.395-05:005:51, Very eloquent words. 5:51, Very eloquent words. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-9830476515782547582012-12-21T10:20:22.044-05:002012-12-21T10:20:22.044-05:00Thanks Carol. Hope you enjoy your Christmas, too. ...Thanks Carol. Hope you enjoy your Christmas, too. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-89880064521631326152012-12-21T10:16:24.381-05:002012-12-21T10:16:24.381-05:00Merry Christmas Bernie, not Happy Holidays, I like...Merry Christmas Bernie, not Happy Holidays, I like it best the good ole fashioned way, thanks for the memories, CarolCarolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-5656505927246951662012-12-21T05:51:30.722-05:002012-12-21T05:51:30.722-05:00
Bernie,
They gave their today, fo...<br /><br /><br /> Bernie,<br /><br /> They gave their today, for our Tommorrow. <br /><br /> Your Father and other fine men and women built America and saved the World.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-73500087415216309832011-12-24T00:46:23.744-05:002011-12-24T00:46:23.744-05:00As a vet, I can understand and really appreciate y...As a vet, I can understand and really appreciate your Dad's diary. Bern you're a lucky man to have such a euridite (?) father. Don't know if you met your father's friend Vanagaut (?) but if you did, I eny you. I really enjoy his writing.Bill Cokernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-82438309334074693952011-12-23T11:47:37.654-05:002011-12-23T11:47:37.654-05:00I've so enjoyed these posts. The elegant simp...I've so enjoyed these posts. The elegant simplicity of the entries is especially touching. Thank you for sharing your treasure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-76169140157539893022011-12-23T05:31:20.860-05:002011-12-23T05:31:20.860-05:00Thanks for posting these again, Bernie. Born well...Thanks for posting these again, Bernie. Born well after this era, but often wonder what happened to the "can do" American persona. Reading about how your dad had his first 5 in 1 and relished the meal is particularly poignant. <br /><br />Don't beat yourself up about the past. From what I have read through your posts, your a proud grandfather who tries to stay involved in their lives. Have a great Holiday.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15294395112603289513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-32687359437505244172011-12-23T01:10:42.885-05:002011-12-23T01:10:42.885-05:00Thank you.Thank you.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-56441390905951446482011-12-23T01:08:43.502-05:002011-12-23T01:08:43.502-05:00okokAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com