tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post116742797561305665..comments2024-03-27T02:56:19.634-06:00Comments on Melissa Amateis: IntrospectionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-1167529318258987392006-12-30T18:41:00.000-07:002006-12-30T18:41:00.000-07:00Rene - Yup, I have it. I've watched the first thre...Rene - Yup, I have it. I've watched the first three episodes and need to watch the rest.<BR/><BR/>Marty - Excellent point about the WWI generation.<BR/><BR/>SW - Oh, how right you are - even some who returned and are alive have died inside.<BR/><BR/>Betty - It's amazing how we cope with our memories, etc. I bet that after your aunt told you that, it helped you understand your father just a little bit. It didn't excuse his behavior, but I'm sure it helped you cope with it.Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-1167517793938472502006-12-30T15:29:00.000-07:002006-12-30T15:29:00.000-07:00Great post, Mel. We've discussed this before and ...Great post, Mel. We've discussed this before and I think you make some terrific points. Still don't have "Band of Brothers" yet do you?Renehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966956368329586135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-1167511307676119272006-12-30T13:41:00.000-07:002006-12-30T13:41:00.000-07:00Great post Melissa. My dad was an alcoholic, but h...Great post Melissa. My dad was an alcoholic, but his sister once told me that he didn't start drinking like that until after he came back from WWII in Hawaii.Elizabeth Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08467967171406206358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-1167453747093111782006-12-29T21:42:00.000-07:002006-12-29T21:42:00.000-07:00You've raised excellent points, Melissa. We must ...You've raised excellent points, Melissa. We must appreciate all the sacrifices our soldiers - past, present and future - make in our honor. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for reminding us.Merettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860086164332852221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-1167433209402617572006-12-29T16:00:00.000-07:002006-12-29T16:00:00.000-07:00One of the greatest documentations of how war affe...One of the greatest documentations of how war affects not just individuals, but an entire generation is that group of artists and writers that came through WWI. I'm not sure that we're any better equipped to handle those issues now, the nature of war having changed so dramatically. Lets hope so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com