tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post4325386226248931806..comments2024-03-27T02:56:19.634-06:00Comments on Melissa Amateis: The WarUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-46200173882648373702008-12-24T09:31:00.000-07:002008-12-24T09:31:00.000-07:00Neither Sean's grandfathers, nor his grandmother (...Neither Sean's grandfathers, nor his grandmother (who was both an ambulance drive and a radar operator on the south coast of England) talked much at all about their war experiences. I'm thinking it might have helped if they had. His grandmother lived the rest of her life with shrapnel in her legs and was almost crippled from it later in life (the radar station she was in was bombed by the Luftwaffe)Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15636189059910920978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-52295801737305853772008-12-23T13:59:00.000-07:002008-12-23T13:59:00.000-07:00Very nice post! Your writing is very soothing.Very nice post! Your writing is very soothing.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801303722883088371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-39914605775134937882008-12-23T12:59:00.000-07:002008-12-23T12:59:00.000-07:00Norman Rockwell has such a way of capturing storie...Norman Rockwell has such a way of capturing stories in his paintings. I think that's part of his immense appeal, painting stories of an era. Beautiful post, best wishes with your story. It sounds very touching.<BR/><BR/>Also stopping by with wishes for a Merry Christmas, Melissa! Much peace and happiness this holiday to you and yours.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-39461145192487890092008-12-23T12:22:00.000-07:002008-12-23T12:22:00.000-07:00I love Rockwell! Great picture. And a fascinating ...I love Rockwell! Great picture. And a fascinating post. I looked into this also when I was working on my WWII book. One day I will go back and fix that one!<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas to you and your family and a very happy new year!<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>EEllo - Ellen Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-87074747417702722322008-12-23T11:12:00.000-07:002008-12-23T11:12:00.000-07:00Love the picture, as I'm sure you do. And you did ...Love the picture, as I'm sure you do. And you did a great job helping us see the perspective of what a vet may have gone through - a lot (especially of younger generations) don't even try to imagine what it must have been like. Great post.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-32837170887378498112008-12-23T10:38:00.000-07:002008-12-23T10:38:00.000-07:00A very sobering post, well timed too. So many bra...A very sobering post, well timed too. So many brave men and women have suffered for years, we certainly do owe them an enormous debt of gratitude.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-33098269683890706382008-12-23T10:32:00.000-07:002008-12-23T10:32:00.000-07:00Thank you for the reminder. We owe a tremendous de...Thank you for the reminder. We owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to all soldiers and their families.Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-88939003645842046652008-12-23T10:14:00.000-07:002008-12-23T10:14:00.000-07:00Beautiful post, Melissa. Sometimes experiencing s...Beautiful post, Melissa. Sometimes experiencing something through a fictional character brings truth home to people in a way that reading a newspaper or magazine article simply cannot. It puts the reader in the character's shoes, and they get to walk that proverbial mile. <BR/><BR/>Kudos to you for tackling this in your fiction.Christine Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350760019997430843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-58241251393561262172008-12-23T09:16:00.000-07:002008-12-23T09:16:00.000-07:00What a post. What a thought provoking picture too...What a post. What a thought provoking picture too. You're right; it's certainly a challenge to understand exactly how they cope/coped with such things. Awful that there should be such a stigma attached to seeking help too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-75771655527611708322008-12-23T08:55:00.000-07:002008-12-23T08:55:00.000-07:00WOW! What a thoughtful post! I have a brother wh...WOW! What a thoughtful post! I have a brother who just got out of the army after serving two 1 year tours in Iraq. He has seen so much and been through so much (My own hubby is in the Air Force.. he hardly experienced anything when he was there for a few months) anyway, it's still taken Nathan a while to cope with and adjust to civillian life. But he says the best things for him are family and love. He does his bezt to grasp each and hold on.Jenni Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14340454147439103595noreply@blogger.com