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The date was 14 August
1945. I have forgotten the time, in the afternoon of that day in
history, but the news came that Japan called for an end to that war.
A war like all wars, Hell on earth for millions of people. The experts
tell how much in dollars, and lives lost, and lives turned upside
down, but do the experts really know?
The experts do not talk
to the people, the little people, who lost. The experts only deal in
general terms. These so called experts do not travel to some far out
of the way place and talk to the general run of the mill people. The
people who lost a son, a daughter, a family member in war. The child
who lost a father, a mother. The child who lost both, a child who was
found standing on a back road wondering what happened?
A war that was started
by, hate, lust, and greed. A war that destroyed land, people, and
lives forever. Things would never be the same again for millions of
people.
Yes the experts, they
always come up with figures, but the figures never tell the true
stories. The true stories of the little people. The true stories of a
world gone mad. A bomb is dropped, there are people killed, and
wounded, but then take it on down the line. Those people have
family members, that have their lives destroyed when the news comes
that a family member was killed or wounded, or is missing. The days
and nights of not knowing, the days and nights of terror. It is
enough to drive people crazy. People that never lived these kinds of
days, and nights, just can't understand. It is like a man said to me
the other day about things. There are some things that cannot be
learned by text books, there are things only learned by living through
it.
Yes I remember the days
of the Silver Stars Flags in a window of a home. I also remember the
day the Silver Star Flag was taken down and a Gold Star replaced it.
Someone had a son or husband in service one day, then came the news
that the son or husband had been killed in action.
Yes I remember 14
August 1945. I also remember 7 December 1941. All the days in
between was days of hell turned loose on the world. That is for the
people of the United States. For many others there was a date before
7 December 1941.
Well it is time to go
get a watermelon. I always try to have a watermelon on that date. 14
August 1945. We had a watermelon that afternoon at home. It was a
quite an afternoon, that damn war was at last over. Thank GOD.
This will tell you more
about the silver and gold flags.
Service flag - Wikipedia, the
free encyclopedia
...
Flag can also be called a Blue Star Service Banner or a
Gold Star Service ... and gold are
the only colors specified for use, but some say silver stars
are ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_flag
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