tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post5100580568102977051..comments2024-03-28T12:59:00.516-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: Is there a rosy side to some WWII POW history?Debbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-78697951825208048702022-05-02T08:11:12.513-04:002022-05-02T08:11:12.513-04:00I love learning about these little-known facets of...I love learning about these little-known facets of history. In my novel there is mention of a kindness by a German guard in an overseas POW camp. That, to me, has been one of the interesting tidbits of history, amidst all the horror and tragedy and evils that lurk in the hearts of many.Naomi Muschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085434185905946302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-49685743458166045452022-05-02T08:09:21.250-04:002022-05-02T08:09:21.250-04:00We had a prison camp in my home town, and I never ...We had a prison camp in my home town, and I never heard of it growing up. Didn't learn about it until researching my novel. I was shocked. Neither of my parents knew about it either, yet those prisoners were sent out to work on the cranberry bogs with the locals and in the canneries. VERY interesting about the woman your husband worked with. Yes, there was a lot of anger at people who reached out in any small way. Naomi Muschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085434185905946302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-25071393603726264182022-05-01T08:21:30.883-04:002022-05-01T08:21:30.883-04:00This was so interesting. Helping in agriculture se...This was so interesting. Helping in agriculture seems a safe occupation that kept them away from any activity that might give the enemy military intel. I had no idea there were so many camps in the Midwest. Apparently the farming community my dad grew up in Southern Illinois had none. My husband worked with a woman's whose husband was in a a German POW camp and he was angry that his wife lent his golf clubs to a German officer in a POW camp near their home. Thanks for sharing.Jubileewriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681074948260157766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-67515825879835362982022-04-29T07:58:07.400-04:002022-04-29T07:58:07.400-04:00Thanks for posting this thoughtful, insightful art...Thanks for posting this thoughtful, insightful article. I really liked hearing about the kindnesses extended to the prisoners. I'm sure there are stories of our soldiers finding mercy in their circumstances as POWs overseas, it would be nice to highlight some of those as well. Maybe another participant in the blog will do that, I do remember some having posted stories like that already. Connie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12038621934457678475noreply@blogger.com