WORLD WAR II

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THESE ARE SOME OF THE SOLDIERS FROM THE ISLAND WHO SERVED IN WW 11. THERE ARE STORIES ABOUT THE WAR AND WHAT WE DID FOR THE WAR EFFORT. I HAD A VERY GOOD FRIEND WHO LIVED ON THE NORTH END OF THE ISLAND AND HE WAS A COMMANDER IN THE NAVY DURING THE WAR. HE TOLD ME THAT HIS SHIP WAS HEADED FOR THE UNITED STATES WHEN THE ATTACK TOOK PLACE. THEY TURNED AROUND AND HELPED WITH THE CLEANUP AND SETTING UP COMMUNICATIONS. READ MORE IN THE BOOK.

THERE ARE STORIES ABOUT THE STORMS AND FIRES  AND CELEBRATIONS, AND WHAT IT WAS LIKE LIVING THERE IN THE WINTER. THERE ARE STORIES ABOUT MY GRANDFATHER AND MY IRISH CATHOLIC ROOTS AND CROSSING THE ICE IN THE WINTER TIME (WITH A TEAM OF HORSES AND A SLEIGH).