Category Archives: WW 2 Letters: My grandmother writes

My Grandfather and Mr. Brooks: Did they cross paths?

Posted on September 10, 2020 by connieinchina

Note:  For those following me as an Amity Foundation teacher in China, I will update about my return-to-China news and current status of that in another entry.  For now, this posting seemed timely and appropriate so I include it here. … Continue reading →

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75 years later, Atomic bomb reflections re-surface

Posted on August 8, 2020 by connieinchina

Previously, I mentioned I’d been going through the World War II correspondence between my grandmother, Connie Maris in Holland, Michigan, and her husband, Chaplain (Captain) Marvin E. Maris, serving overseas’ in New Guinea and the Philippines from 1944 – 1945 … Continue reading →

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