1944

If you happened to be watching the Nightly News with Brian Williams on February 6, you might have been as surprised as we were to hear “Hanover, New Hampshire” and look up to see our distinguished classmate Clint Gardner being interviewed on TV. Clint has been managing editor for a collection of personal stories about serving in and living through WW II. As you all know too well, that generation is rapidly declining in numbers. Their stories have become fodder not only for Tom Brokaw and various historians, but also clubs and organizations that anthologize those memories. The Kendal group in Hanover has authored 58 individual essays reprising their experiences of war, in the field and at home, in World War II Remembered. In the TV spot Clint read a passage from his contribution, describing the experience of being the liberators of the Buchenwald concentration camp. He remained there in charge of disbanding the operation for many months.

Clint is the author of four additional books retelling that time as well as philosophy and religion works. When I e-mailed Clint after seeing him on TV, he replied that they had been inundated with 2,000-plus requests for the book within the first 24 hours. There is a link to the article at http://worldwarIIremembered. org.

To those who fought the “good fight” in WW II and who kept the nation together at home, we salute you.

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