Reminiscing
Viewing comments for Chapter 4 "Chapter 4 First Flight to Germa"A collection of short stories
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Comment from Patrick Bernardy
Back again Barbara! (Port Raid Review #4)
---What a nightmare flight! When I flew my kids to Australia in 2012, they were old enough to just sleep the entire way. I couldn't imagine having young children and a baby to take care of during those!
---"I had to buy him new clothes and diapers at airport prices." --When a child decides to pile on the excrement (whether from the top or the bottom) there are never enough onesies or bibs in the world!
---Here are a couple things I noticed:
-----"There was no housing for families in Germany[,] at this time, and there was" --Comma should be removed.
-----"He arrived in Germany in June. We received orders to leave in September. We were separated for nine months." --I had a hard time doing the math, here. Did you LEAVE in September or just get the orders to do so then? If it was nine months, does that mean you left in March of the next year?
-----"I see some hope." --You switch to the present tense in this sentence. I would change it to "I saw some hope."
We are going to go ahead and finish out the book right now! Be back with the last review in a bit!
Eyepatch Patrick (and Pookie)
reply by the author on 24-Oct-2024
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Back again Barbara! (Port Raid Review #4)
---What a nightmare flight! When I flew my kids to Australia in 2012, they were old enough to just sleep the entire way. I couldn't imagine having young children and a baby to take care of during those!
---"I had to buy him new clothes and diapers at airport prices." --When a child decides to pile on the excrement (whether from the top or the bottom) there are never enough onesies or bibs in the world!
---Here are a couple things I noticed:
-----"There was no housing for families in Germany[,] at this time, and there was" --Comma should be removed.
-----"He arrived in Germany in June. We received orders to leave in September. We were separated for nine months." --I had a hard time doing the math, here. Did you LEAVE in September or just get the orders to do so then? If it was nine months, does that mean you left in March of the next year?
-----"I see some hope." --You switch to the present tense in this sentence. I would change it to "I saw some hope."
We are going to go ahead and finish out the book right now! Be back with the last review in a bit!
Eyepatch Patrick (and Pookie)
Comment Written 24-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 24-Oct-2024
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The nine months came from when he went to basic training in December. I need to make that clearer. I will correct those errors. Thank you for the support.
Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
Wow, your flight to Germany was a nightmare. Dealing with little ones under the circumstances must had been really hard. It reminded me of my flight to Spain, 18 hours) with my 2 years old girl. But you had three!
My exhusband was in the airforce for 20 years and we meet the year he retired. He told me stories. It sounded like a strong community.
Thank you very much for sharing your experiences.
reply by the author on 19-Oct-2024
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Wow, your flight to Germany was a nightmare. Dealing with little ones under the circumstances must had been really hard. It reminded me of my flight to Spain, 18 hours) with my 2 years old girl. But you had three!
My exhusband was in the airforce for 20 years and we meet the year he retired. He told me stories. It sounded like a strong community.
Thank you very much for sharing your experiences.
Comment Written 19-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 19-Oct-2024
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Military communities are a tight group. Often there is not extended families to offer help, so they step in. Thank you for the support.
Comment from davisr (Rhonda)
Hi Barbara,
What a story you've had to tell!! I love the way you manage to look back on the situation with a degree of humor. I know it had to have been horrible!! We often think about what the men go through in the service/war, but not the families. Thanks for sharing the story in such a way as to let us be a part of it from the safety of our homes.
Hugs,
Rhonda
reply by the author on 19-Oct-2024
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Hi Barbara,
What a story you've had to tell!! I love the way you manage to look back on the situation with a degree of humor. I know it had to have been horrible!! We often think about what the men go through in the service/war, but not the families. Thanks for sharing the story in such a way as to let us be a part of it from the safety of our homes.
Hugs,
Rhonda
Comment Written 18-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 19-Oct-2024
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Thank you for the support.
Comment from Begin Again
Egads! I know I read this two days ago, but somehow, I don't see my review. This woman is definitely losing it, or else the ghosts are haunting my belfry. I don't envy one second of that trip you were forced to endure, and I give you many kudos for surviving with your sanity.
Smiles, Carol
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2024
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Egads! I know I read this two days ago, but somehow, I don't see my review. This woman is definitely losing it, or else the ghosts are haunting my belfry. I don't envy one second of that trip you were forced to endure, and I give you many kudos for surviving with your sanity.
Smiles, Carol
Comment Written 17-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2024
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LOL Thank you for the support. I appreciate it.
Comment from Carol Hillebrenner
I can imagine you wanting to put your kids up for adoption and divorcing your husband. I can't imagine getting through all this without having some very grim moments. This is a well-told tale of some mighty difficult times.
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2024
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I can imagine you wanting to put your kids up for adoption and divorcing your husband. I can't imagine getting through all this without having some very grim moments. This is a well-told tale of some mighty difficult times.
Comment Written 17-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2024
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Thank you for the support. I appreciate it.
Comment from judiverse
I can understand the difficulty of being a military, and probably many families don't survive the struggles. Having that crew of boys didn't make things easier, and you had to do all that stuff on your own. You certainly got an initiation into what the coming years would be like. I noticed you changed back to present tense on a few occasions. I think people get excited in telling their story and revert back to present tense sometimes. During World War II, my mother-in-law was left with my husband, not more than a toddler at the time, and his sister. I believe my father-in-law was away in the army for two years without getting home. judi
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2024
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I can understand the difficulty of being a military, and probably many families don't survive the struggles. Having that crew of boys didn't make things easier, and you had to do all that stuff on your own. You certainly got an initiation into what the coming years would be like. I noticed you changed back to present tense on a few occasions. I think people get excited in telling their story and revert back to present tense sometimes. During World War II, my mother-in-law was left with my husband, not more than a toddler at the time, and his sister. I believe my father-in-law was away in the army for two years without getting home. judi
Comment Written 16-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2024
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Thank you for the support. I appreciate it. I'll recheck the verb tenses. The divorce rate in the military is higher than the national average.
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You're welcome. I think reading this gave me added insight into some of your characters. Being a military wife would be difficult. They get used to one place, and then get moved to another. It's surely hard on the children, too. judi
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We moved about every three years. A few times we moved every year.
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Wow! That would make it hard on the wife and children. The kids probably become attached to one set of friends and then have to make new ones. If the wife wanted a career, that would be impossible. Wondering if you started writing then. judi
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Part that made it easier is that all military families and the military schools were in the same boat.
Comment from Robert Zimmerman
Congratulations on the 47 years. I too endured many MAC flights but nothing like this. It certainly was a trial for you and the boys. You told the story in an entertaining way. Bet it didn't seem like entertainment when you were stuck in those seats for nine hours. Well told with some humor mixed in.
Robert
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2024
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Congratulations on the 47 years. I too endured many MAC flights but nothing like this. It certainly was a trial for you and the boys. You told the story in an entertaining way. Bet it didn't seem like entertainment when you were stuck in those seats for nine hours. Well told with some humor mixed in.
Robert
Comment Written 16-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2024
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Back then it wasn't entertaining but now I can laugh at it. Thank you for the support. I appreciate it.
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You're welcome.
Comment from T B Botts
Hello Barbara,
While I went through some of the same issues as you in my four years in the navy, what I experienced and what you experienced are like night and day. I'm so sorry you had such an unpleasant time getting to Germany. Congratulations on not throwing in the towel and creating an even more difficult situation for your family. Most folks don't understand the stresses that military families endure.
I flew in to Rein Mein from New Jersey. Myself and a handful of other sailors waited about ten days at the base for a flight to England and then on to our duty stations. Frankfurt was an eye opener for me. The views concerning marital infidelity were considerably different than what I grew up with. Just walking down the street, my two friends and I were invited to come inside, have some fun. I showed my wedding ring to one gal and said, I'm married. She held up her hand and said, so am I, come on in. Wow. We were also approached by one English fellow who wanted to sell us hashish. The whole experience scared me, and I was glad when we left Frankfurt.
Your story is so fascinating. I'm glad you're sharing it. Perhaps more folks will appreciate just how difficult our military families have it. I need to keep them all in prayer. Thanks for sharing this gal.
Have a blessed day.
Tom
reply by the author on 16-Oct-2024
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Hello Barbara,
While I went through some of the same issues as you in my four years in the navy, what I experienced and what you experienced are like night and day. I'm so sorry you had such an unpleasant time getting to Germany. Congratulations on not throwing in the towel and creating an even more difficult situation for your family. Most folks don't understand the stresses that military families endure.
I flew in to Rein Mein from New Jersey. Myself and a handful of other sailors waited about ten days at the base for a flight to England and then on to our duty stations. Frankfurt was an eye opener for me. The views concerning marital infidelity were considerably different than what I grew up with. Just walking down the street, my two friends and I were invited to come inside, have some fun. I showed my wedding ring to one gal and said, I'm married. She held up her hand and said, so am I, come on in. Wow. We were also approached by one English fellow who wanted to sell us hashish. The whole experience scared me, and I was glad when we left Frankfurt.
Your story is so fascinating. I'm glad you're sharing it. Perhaps more folks will appreciate just how difficult our military families have it. I need to keep them all in prayer. Thanks for sharing this gal.
Have a blessed day.
Tom
Comment Written 16-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 16-Oct-2024
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Thank you for the support. Another story came to mind earlier today. I might write it up too.
Comment from nomi338
Wow, your story easily trumps my account of flying in a turbo prop across the Pacific ocean, being in the air for two whole days. This was going over and coming back. This was in the early 1960s. Thank God for the guys who came after me. I believe the flight I was on was the last that used turbo prop aircraft.
reply by the author on 16-Oct-2024
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Wow, your story easily trumps my account of flying in a turbo prop across the Pacific ocean, being in the air for two whole days. This was going over and coming back. This was in the early 1960s. Thank God for the guys who came after me. I believe the flight I was on was the last that used turbo prop aircraft.
Comment Written 16-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 16-Oct-2024
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Yours was equally difficult. You just didn't have three little boys in tow. LOl Thank you for the support.
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Yes but at 18, on my first ever airplane ride, I was terrified.
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Oh my!! I would have been petrified.
Comment from Ric Myworld
A young mother with three boys and her husband gone for nine months paints a grim picture of what service life can be like on relatively new couples. Congratulations on not killing your husband and making it work.
:-) Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 16-Oct-2024
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A young mother with three boys and her husband gone for nine months paints a grim picture of what service life can be like on relatively new couples. Congratulations on not killing your husband and making it work.
:-) Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 16-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 16-Oct-2024
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LOl The divorce rate if very high within the military. I understand why. Thank you for the kind review.