tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7943597480356358309.post5124596158327557589..comments2023-05-17T06:07:09.567-04:00Comments on K R Smith: FSF Challenge - LettersK R Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04759225924353249792noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7943597480356358309.post-17203301869260708012013-11-17T21:02:09.777-05:002013-11-17T21:02:09.777-05:00Yes, and there were a few others who picked up on ...Yes, and there were a few others who picked up on that theme is some form or another. <br /><br />Thanks, and good luck (again) with your novels!K R Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759225924353249792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7943597480356358309.post-51554784307407190682013-11-17T21:00:36.264-05:002013-11-17T21:00:36.264-05:00Thanks! Yes, those letters are special, and even m...Thanks! Yes, those letters are special, and even more so for the families of those who never returned.K R Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759225924353249792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7943597480356358309.post-48331993456854828322013-11-17T20:57:58.965-05:002013-11-17T20:57:58.965-05:00Thanks! Those letters are a physical manifestation...Thanks! Those letters are a physical manifestation of the sacrifice they, and their families, have made.K R Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759225924353249792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7943597480356358309.post-20783187769709538272013-11-17T20:56:04.362-05:002013-11-17T20:56:04.362-05:00It must have been quite different back then. Today...It must have been quite different back then. Today's soldiers have satellite phones and the Internet, though still not the same as being at home, they can actually talk and see their families. But the letters can last for years afterward, and there is something special about that.K R Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759225924353249792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7943597480356358309.post-78959897063346920932013-11-17T14:36:24.258-05:002013-11-17T14:36:24.258-05:00This is truly a wonderful story, and I am sure is ...This is truly a wonderful story, and I am sure is true for many, through many wars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7943597480356358309.post-87392813075636938152013-11-17T14:24:33.207-05:002013-11-17T14:24:33.207-05:00Absolutely wonderful, and a great tribute to every...Absolutely wonderful, and a great tribute to everyone who has taken part in battle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7943597480356358309.post-83425257917295996962013-11-16T13:09:32.855-05:002013-11-16T13:09:32.855-05:00I can't begin to imagine being at home not hea...I can't begin to imagine being at home not hearing from a loved one for days, weeks or months and each time the postman comes, your heart skips a beat waiting for news. And I can't imagine how a soldier must have felt to get a letter from their loved one whilst they are seeing nothing but death all around them on a daily basis. Those letters meant so much to all involved at the time. <br Rum-Punch Drunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531893705181077869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7943597480356358309.post-2816323380761187072013-11-14T16:37:52.581-05:002013-11-14T16:37:52.581-05:00Hi K.R.
It appears as if we both decided to have o...Hi K.R.<br />It appears as if we both decided to have our endeavors this week to involve our veterans. I believe this is probably due to us just having celebrated Veteran's Day this past Monday.<br />While you chose to deal with World War II, I went with a more recent conflict. While you chose to have the letters to signify live, I went into the other direction where these letters have becomeRobin Leigh Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10039479316999317747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7943597480356358309.post-74489436438461291862013-11-14T09:48:04.949-05:002013-11-14T09:48:04.949-05:00I thought you might like this one! And I thought a...I thought you might like this one! And I thought about your new title coming out when I wrote it.<br /><br />( For those who do not know, Bethanne has a new book coming out 11/25/2013, titled "Letters From Home." It's available for pre-order from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Letters-Entangled-Flirts-Bethanne-Strasser-ebook/dp/B00GETKXAI )K R Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759225924353249792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7943597480356358309.post-4851670148315810452013-11-14T08:18:13.872-05:002013-11-14T08:18:13.872-05:00You know I love a man of letters! And yowza. What ...You know I love a man of letters! And yowza. What a way to start your service. God Bless all the veterans.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256853329068994102noreply@blogger.com