Just speaking of war can be a big battle
Howard Hall wouldn't have agreed to this on his own. He's 93. He can barely hear. World War II was no fun. He never liked talking about it anyway. What's the point? Full Story »
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Posted by Cynthia Gilbert - Nov 12, 2009 - 8:06 AM PST
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Tanya J. Maurer - Nov 15, 2009 - 1:09 AM PST
Obviously an article to commemorate Veterans Day. But it’s confusingly written, and by trying to cover varying reactions of veterans to their war experiences, the story becomes diffuse. WWII was a coeval part of my elementary school experience. Battles were everyday news, not history. Returning veterans were of my father’s generation; men eager to put the war behind them and get back to normalcy.
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This is kind of an odd little piece. The point it wants to make is important, and the individual anecdotes could be interesting, but the presentation is so spasmodic it's tough to get enthused.
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