Category Archives: war stories

Pearl Harbor Day Memories

The Thanksgiving turkey has been boiled into savory soup, the family photo taken for the Christmas cards, and each evening finds more lights sparkling in the neighborhood, but in the midst of the happy holiday season comes a somber day … Continue reading

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War Cake

Jean Larson Steck of St. Louis was watching “The War” on PBS and remembered a certain cake recipe of her grandmother’s. Finally, Jean understood how this “War Cake” got its name – it was made without eggs, which were a … Continue reading

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The War Stories

Did you watch Ken Burns’ documentary “The War” on PBS the other week? Our “greatest generation” is leaving us by the hundreds each day, taking with them treasure-troves of stories that tell us what it was like in the “old … Continue reading

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