Tag archive for ‘World War II’
“Veterans Voices Series”: Erwin A. Thompson’s Night Patrol story…transcript from Telegraph video
To read my father’s poem “Night Patrol” click here to access the Riehlife March 18th 2007 entry.
To see Erwin A. Thompson tellling this story of bravery in action…matter of factly and with gentle humor…go to www.thetelegraph.com. Tip: To avoid problems in streaming this video, you may wish to press the pause button on the screen [...]
“Remember Pearl Harbor” and other songs from World War II, from my correspondent from that war, my father, Erwin A. Thompson
I asked my father, who in the Second World War was Sergeant Erwin A. Thompson, “I” Company, 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, First Army to write a post honoring Pearl Harbor Day.
My father is a man who served in that war and still has scars around his scrapnel wounds to prove it. I know, because I [...]
“There’s a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere”—song, historical notes, and reflection by my father, a WWII veteran
My father and our long-time neighbor Jim Weeks (one of the three guitar players who, my father jokes “makes me sound good” when he plays fiddle) sang this quite movingly on the TV profile of my father. I always love watching and listening to this on tape.
My father is a combat veteran of World War [...]
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