Friday, May 22, 2009

A bit of history today at work

I walked into the door the same time as Dawn. She was carrying a small pillowcase.

"Wanna see a bit of history?"

The web team all crowds into the the small kitchen, which has the biggest table of the office. She takes out two pieces of flat, bright red cloth.

They were two, nazi germany flags. With signatures all around the swastikas. Turns out that Dawn's grandfather was in the US army during WWII and these were some flags that his unit signed after liberating the towns. They've been in a pillowcase in Dawn's grandmother's attic since then. They were only brought out when Dawn's daughter asked her greatgrandmother if she had anything she could show for history class.

William E Burdock, Madison, Wis
Charles Douley, Osbourn, Ohio
Joseph Castelluccio II
Paul A. Fisher, Norman, Oklahoma
Uerl 'Pop' Wagmer
Roberd G Cameron, Texas
Harvey Finney, Chattanooga.
Earl Bobel, Buffalo, NY
Fred Turoel, West Laffeyette
James J Page, Lousville
David Presman, N.Y.C.
Sgt. Stamarks Cabile

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