jeanette remarried, but she and her husband decided that jeanette s son, bob, should keep the name as a way to honor their fallen g.i. . i started telling him as soon as he was old enough to know, because i had pictures up of his dad and showed him the medals, but not until he was about 14, that was when he said, someday i m going to go visit my father s grave. which he did in 1994. camille is buried in a cemetery in holland not far from where he was killed. the son he never knew made these home movies when he went there to see his father s grave. it was an awesome feeling to walk up to the marker. what struck me was what
just when you think world war ii still affects only the actual combat veterans, you meet someone like jeannette in the minneapolis suburb of chaskin, minnesota. when jeannette s boyfriend was drafted into the army in 1944, they decided to marry before he shipped out. they had four months together as man and wife. then before camille left, they found out jeannette was expecting. their son robert was born while camille was in basic training to become a paratrooper. when the phone rang, he said, well, dear, i m on my way overseas. we re not getting any if you fu to come home. tears welled up in my eyes. i said well, i guess you won t get to see our boy.
everybody else, but not your husband, no. just when you think world war ii still affects only the actual combat veterans, you meet someone like jeanette norton in the minneapolis suburb in minnesota. when jeanette s boyfriend was drafted into the arm in 1944, they decided to marry before he shipped out. they had four months together as man and wife. then before camille left, they found out jeanette was expecting. their son was born when he was training to be a paratrooper. he said i am on my way overseas and we are not getting a chance to come home. tears welled up in my eyes and i said you won t get to see our
a few years after the war she remarried but she and her husband decided that her son bob should keep the name as a way to honor their fallen gi. i started telling him as soon as he was old enough to know because i had pictures up of his dad and showed him the medals. not until he was about 14, that was when he said someday i m going to go visit my father s grave. which he did in 1994. camille is buried in a cemetery in holland not far from where he was killed. the son he never knew made these home movies when he went there to see his father s grave. it was an awesome feeling to walk up to the marker. what struck me was what