tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post781756861794421494..comments2024-02-28T06:45:05.691-08:00Comments on West of the 5th : Remembrance Day 2017Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-39452740288051646252017-11-13T18:45:08.928-08:002017-11-13T18:45:08.928-08:00Hi Chris, I like the idea of that beautiful tree c...Hi Chris, I like the idea of that beautiful tree coming from something so terrible. Thank you for telling me about it. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-49556858485607116132017-11-13T18:41:57.080-08:002017-11-13T18:41:57.080-08:00Thanks Bill. I wonder that all the time about Oliv...Thanks Bill. I wonder that all the time about Oliver. I think my grandpa would have been different as well, I think he felt a lot of guilt over the death of his twin since he enlisted only because my grandpa did. The one where he is boarding the train to report for duty is what gets me, he must have been going through so many emotions. I always appreciate your thoughtful comments Bill. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-50945234632673073452017-11-13T15:42:55.454-08:002017-11-13T15:42:55.454-08:00My friend's residence in Trout Lake BC was par...My friend's residence in Trout Lake BC was part of a Japanese interment camp during the war - ditto the houses of his neighbours. Out front in his yard is the largest cherry tree you've ever seen, planted by internees. How it survives in that incredibly harsh environment is anyone's guess. It's special and so beautiful, even if the reason for its being is connected to something so darn ugly. It's full of bears once it fruits. Chris BIGDoer Doeringhttp://www.bigdoer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-76120454295442138692017-11-13T14:35:37.658-08:002017-11-13T14:35:37.658-08:00There are so many who gave the ultimate sacrifice ...There are so many who gave the ultimate sacrifice and we all must remember that. Sharing your family story is a wonderful way to remember them and pass on their stories to others. Oliver was so young, you always wonder what they would have done in their lives had they lived. It's a sad story but unfortunately lots of families have their own version. No one wins war, we all pay a price.<br />I like your old family photos, it takes you back in time. Makes me wonder what they were thinking when the camera was focused on them.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250609752743750337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-58492120644082565942017-11-13T12:17:50.227-08:002017-11-13T12:17:50.227-08:00Hi Adam, yes there were Japanese and German intern...Hi Adam, yes there were Japanese and German internment/POW camps in Canada. It was a terrible part of history and hopefully the world will see nothing like it again. <br /><br />It is truly amazing (not in a good way) watching Trump, I cringe just looking at him and hearing the misinformed, idiotic, racist, sexist, and megalomaniacal things that he says.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-16656598830215758932017-11-12T17:01:53.041-08:002017-11-12T17:01:53.041-08:00We often heard of the internment camps in America,...We often heard of the internment camps in America, never knew they happened in Canada. Such a horrid part of our history. There are many in America (Trump's sheep) that would wish to do the same to Muslims. Even though the country preached "freedom" since 1776, we only started to have true civil rights post WWIIAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051255914419363819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-55665921509866795182017-11-12T14:05:43.283-08:002017-11-12T14:05:43.283-08:00Thanks Debra. I love seeing old photos, I can'...Thanks Debra. I love seeing old photos, I can't imagine what my grandpa or any of those boys (and so many of them were just boys) was feeling as he boarded to train to head off to war. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-3050852008593568772017-11-12T14:02:43.693-08:002017-11-12T14:02:43.693-08:00Thanks Rain. I am the same. I visited my grandpa y...Thanks Rain. I am the same. I visited my grandpa yesterday, he is in a home for veterans and has dementia, he doesn't remember the war or us but I think he enjoys the company. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-24012132550066914242017-11-12T14:00:14.910-08:002017-11-12T14:00:14.910-08:00Thanks Marie, my grandpa didn't talk much abou...Thanks Marie, my grandpa didn't talk much about the war but when he did, hearing the first hand information of the conditions and how it was, was just incredible. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-41505325837026569232017-11-12T07:22:30.112-08:002017-11-12T07:22:30.112-08:00What great photos! Your family certainly saw both ...What great photos! Your family certainly saw both sides of the war. My dad was in the Italian campaign too.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-74414319478115501102017-11-12T03:57:51.011-08:002017-11-12T03:57:51.011-08:00Nice post Jenn. I think of my Grandpa often, but e...Nice post Jenn. I think of my Grandpa often, but especially on Remembrance Day. :)Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-27408557215591978962017-11-11T22:33:35.005-08:002017-11-11T22:33:35.005-08:00Thank you for sharing your family's history, J...Thank you for sharing your family's history, Jenn. Oliver was so young! Lest we forget. <br /><br />Lest we forget also applies to the internment camps. Such a sad part of Canadian history! Never again!Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.com