tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779390.post5460011784997195603..comments2023-11-02T06:44:26.914-04:00Comments on Yusef's Journal: St. Paul's outside the WallsSTAGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06198646624631167489noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779390.post-19678185545823175442007-06-01T14:46:00.000-04:002007-06-01T14:46:00.000-04:00Yeah, that was not in the war diaries, and he had ...Yeah, that was not in the war diaries, and he had never told Andy (thats my dad for all my beloved readers) about that or he would have mentioned it to me somewhere along the line. <BR/> Bill was exhumed and re-interred in Bergen Op Zoom (Holland) a few months later. I have all the copied paperwork if you want copies. The whole sordid story is covered in this blog a few entries ago. All my dad ever said was that Baba was furious at Nick for letting Bill go to war at all, but you never know about such family dynamics when they are, what, 60 odd years old!<BR/><BR/><BR/>BillSTAGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198646624631167489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779390.post-52952788744011331712007-06-01T11:15:00.000-04:002007-06-01T11:15:00.000-04:00Hope you are having a wonderful time over there! ...Hope you are having a wonderful time over there! <BR/><BR/>Something I'm not sure if you know - Uncle Nick buried Uncle Bill. He only told this to one person - my dad. He refused to talk about the war, always, and Uncle Nick and my dad were into their "cups" when he made that startling revelation. <BR/><BR/>From what I remember, Uncle Bill was a sniper and Uncle Nick was a few divisons behind him. The day they took this area, Uncle Nick went to see him later that night, and was told by the commander he was "under that blanket". He buried him that night.<BR/><BR/>Probably one of the reasons Uncle Nick never spoke about the war!<BR/><BR/>SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779390.post-47779214769160742422007-06-01T04:30:00.000-04:002007-06-01T04:30:00.000-04:00Well, the problem is that there is SO MUCH to see!...Well, the problem is that there is SO MUCH to see! If it is martial activities, I would recommend Trajan's Column, and the Colosseum, she will NOT be able to get into the Vatican Museum, which takes a lot of planning. (Well, she "could" but thats ALL she would do!)<BR/> If it is church stuff, well, this blog follows the high points of the first 4 Popes (Peter, Cletus, Linus and Clement). The Arch of Titus (in the Forum Romanum) commemorates the Sack of Jerusalem with two thousand year old bas reliefs. Very poignant. <BR/> Must sees...Colosseum, Forum Romanum, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Piazza Neuvonna, and the baths of Caracalla. Note that I have mostly been avoiding these spots! Too many tourists!<BR/><BR/>Regards.<BR/>BillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779390.post-80004595985676610902007-06-01T00:22:00.000-04:002007-06-01T00:22:00.000-04:00Of course Bill, wish i was with you guys, i can a...Of course Bill, wish i was with you guys, i can almost see the different places as you discribe them . by the way audra is going over to france and might be going to rome also for a day. any really cool places she has to definately see while she's there?<BR/><BR/>HenriThora Volundsdottirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309076543488853888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779390.post-19364298533663999852007-05-31T19:31:00.000-04:002007-05-31T19:31:00.000-04:00Yes Bill, we are reading it! LOLLove the parts wit...Yes Bill, we are reading it! LOL<BR/>Love the parts with all the "pretty girls". ;p Haha.<BR/>We miss you in class.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028857814283115205noreply@blogger.com