I was very impressed, and a bit surprised, to see this fine article. Just wanted to note that as I read along, I could hear the voices; wondering where IKE was going to hesitate as he sometimes did.
I have lived in New England almost sixty years. I grew up in Western New York where there is an accent. College was in Kansas, definitely a midwestern accent; so, when JFK was running for president against Richard Nixon, I would wonder if the people even knew what he was saying, because I had a hard time too. One of my older cousins served in Germany, in the American Army of Occupation. He was still able, (1947-49) to freely visit old family sites in parts of Germany that reverted back to Poland and would soon become inaccessible. Thank you again for your article.
I was not aware that 1946 was such a pivotal year. Thank you for the details, and for elaborating the role of the VFW. Universal service is indeed a complex issue, which the Peace Corps only partially addressed.
I was very impressed, and a bit surprised, to see this fine article. Just wanted to note that as I read along, I could hear the voices; wondering where IKE was going to hesitate as he sometimes did.
I have lived in New England almost sixty years. I grew up in Western New York where there is an accent. College was in Kansas, definitely a midwestern accent; so, when JFK was running for president against Richard Nixon, I would wonder if the people even knew what he was saying, because I had a hard time too. One of my older cousins served in Germany, in the American Army of Occupation. He was still able, (1947-49) to freely visit old family sites in parts of Germany that reverted back to Poland and would soon become inaccessible. Thank you again for your article.
Hi Larry, I'm glad you enjoyed reading about this history. It was fascinating to research.
I was not aware that 1946 was such a pivotal year. Thank you for the details, and for elaborating the role of the VFW. Universal service is indeed a complex issue, which the Peace Corps only partially addressed.
Hi Roland, thank you for your comment. I'm glad it was interesting to read about.