"Remembering"
....A picture worth a thousand words!
My uncle, Don Spaulding and his brother Bernard Spaulding, permanently donated their father's World War I uniform and other memorabilia to The History Museum in South Bend, Indiana, in March of this year, for a special WWI display, they were going to have at the museum, starting in April. We didn't know if he would ever see the display, since he was in bad health. The day we were going to take him, he didn't want to leave the house until we told him where we were going.
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The memorabilia included all the parts of his WWI uniform, mess kit, medals and other items that he used during the War. When we arrived, we saw the first display and was disappointed that they only threw some items in a box, all folded up. After continuing on, we discovered that his items were all prominently displayed throughout the museum in different displays, all labeled with their father's name.
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Elmer Spaulding
The photo was of a mannequin, with their fathers uniform proudly displayed, with Uncle Don deep in thought. I don't know what was going though his mind, but I bet it had something to do with, being proud of his father and what he did to help this country's freedom. Bernard, who lives in Colorado, was a veteren on WWII.
Uncle Don, also a veteran, during WWII, passed away 12 days later.
We honor All Three men for their service for our Country.
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