Notebook

May 25, 2012

May 25th, 2012 by Gary Osberg

Good morning from Collegeville, Monday we will celebrate Memorial Day. This national holiday commemorates the men and women who have died in military service to their country. The first “Decoration Day” was celebrated in 1865 by liberated slaves at the historic race track in Charleston, West Virginia. The official birthplace of Decoration Day is Waterloo, […]

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May 4, 2012

May 4th, 2012 by Gary Osberg

Good morning from Collegeville, My Dad served in the Pacific during the war. His brother-in-law, my Uncle El, served there also. One of the photos that I had restored is a shot of Dad and Uncle El smoking cigars on an island after V-J Day. You can tell by the look on his face that […]

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