[Leica] They That Are Left

[Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)]

My father was a German POW and talked almost never about it, my uncle was a 
Japanese captive and worked on the Burma railway. He never spoke about it 
but absolutely forbade anybody in the family ever buying anything Japanese. 
My cousin bought a little Sony portable radio in the 60s with the money 
earned on his paper round. My uncle smashed it to tiny pieces using his 
hammer, and gave him the money...
Frank

On 1 Apr, 2010, at 13:52, George Lottermoser wrote:

> My dad was an airman and became a bit of a WWII historian. Always more 
> than willing to talk about it. Ann's dad served on the ground in Korea and 
> never (like never) talked about. And that that reflects my experience with 
> veterans of those two wars. The closer they were to the horror the less 
> they opened up about it. Air and Navy men who successfully kept their 
> distance have a different view and story to tell. Those in the heat of it 
> kept it to themselves - mostly.
> 
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser