Comments on: Christmas ’44

By: jennie

jennie — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:23:32 +0000

thanks so much for sharing this story. my dad was in the army air corps and i have been blessed to have his diaries from his time in service. i was a navy wife for 20 years and now my 20 year old son is in the army stationed at ft. hood. may God bless each and every family this Christmas season.

By: Russ Wellen

Russ Wellen — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:37:46 +0000

Deserves to be read far and wide.

By: Mia Bella Candles

Mia Bella Candles — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:43:32 +0000

That is a great story and very touching. I pray for our soldiers today which many from our area have been deployed to Afghanistan. God bless them and their families.

By: cwmackowski

cwmackowski — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:08:53 +0000

Yeah, we were VERY lucky that he happened to be a quiet spot. Those letters were written on the 24th and 25th, rather than after-the-fact, so I know he was out of harm’s way for the holiday.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:00:37 +0000

I’ll second the comment by JS – be a poorer world without you CMack.

By: JS O"Brien

JS O"Brien — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:55:36 +0000

Thanks Chris. That’s a great story. I surely did a double take when I saw the date, though. On December 24, 1944, the 101st Airborne was being besieged at Bastogne and the allies were trying to find every unit they could to throw in against the German offensive in the Ardennes (the Battle of the Bulge). Your grandfather was one lucky son of a gun not to have been moved up to the front for that Christmas. If he had been, you might not be here. So, I think we should all be glad that this particular Christmas was a quiet one for him.

Thanks again.

By: Tina

Tina — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:55:19 +0000

What a beautiful story, thank you.