tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683035672152916229.post7023935708786649635..comments2024-03-28T19:36:48.170-04:00Comments on CJ & Ink: Throwback Thursday - The NotebooksCJ Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14931779747826558608noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683035672152916229.post-81335902729103353962018-12-07T21:43:54.497-05:002018-12-07T21:43:54.497-05:00Dad was very proud of his military service.Dad was very proud of his military service.CJ Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931779747826558608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683035672152916229.post-75332486645850355632018-12-07T19:51:50.189-05:002018-12-07T19:51:50.189-05:00For some reason, I didn't connect Australia wi...For some reason, I didn't connect Australia with the Philippines or ANY battle in the Pacific. I need a geography lesson. Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683035672152916229.post-45360741407249871912018-12-07T17:19:11.405-05:002018-12-07T17:19:11.405-05:00What an adventure, but so scary too!!! Bless his h...What an adventure, but so scary too!!! Bless his heart for all he did! Big Hugs CJ! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683035672152916229.post-70516445285501522912018-12-06T21:14:37.544-05:002018-12-06T21:14:37.544-05:00Just in case you're interested, as his heir, y...Just in case you're interested, as his heir, you can request his military service records. <br />CJ Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931779747826558608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683035672152916229.post-46016095182418954912018-12-06T21:13:33.713-05:002018-12-06T21:13:33.713-05:00Not exactly luxury accomodationsNot exactly luxury accomodationsCJ Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931779747826558608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683035672152916229.post-78773813783560756332018-12-06T19:57:54.810-05:002018-12-06T19:57:54.810-05:00It's an interesting story. My dad was on a shi...It's an interesting story. My dad was on a ship from California also. I'm not sure if he went to India or to Tasmania. I know he went to both places but I don't know the order. Hope it was a good day. hugs-ErikaMy name is Erika.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04834435573574156495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683035672152916229.post-78267787520011765972018-12-06T16:00:14.498-05:002018-12-06T16:00:14.498-05:00Bunk beds in the swimming pool. Crikey! I'd ha...Bunk beds in the swimming pool. Crikey! I'd hate to fall out of the top bunk onto a cement floor.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683035672152916229.post-6223837521770462982018-12-06T13:39:45.592-05:002018-12-06T13:39:45.592-05:00But you're 24 years old. And think yourself in...But you're 24 years old. And think yourself invincible, the luxury of the young.CJ Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931779747826558608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683035672152916229.post-30467817259338292432018-12-06T13:38:44.481-05:002018-12-06T13:38:44.481-05:00We tend to only think of WWII in terms of Europe a...We tend to only think of WWII in terms of Europe and overlook or forget the battles in the Pacific. Dad fought in the Battle of Luzon ( Jan 9 - Jun 30, 1945) which was to liberate the Philippines. This was the second largest battle of the Pacific next to Okinawa. CJ Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931779747826558608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683035672152916229.post-66696340794036120922018-12-06T12:59:08.045-05:002018-12-06T12:59:08.045-05:00I bet it WAS an adventure....if you ignore the fac...I bet it WAS an adventure....if you ignore the fact that you were at war and might be killed...... :(<br />robin cox walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036760466156241921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683035672152916229.post-91123341923584553312018-12-06T11:15:33.463-05:002018-12-06T11:15:33.463-05:00I would not have wanted to be on that ship as it s...I would not have wanted to be on that ship as it sailed from CA to Australia. But at least, your dad wasn't landing on Normandy or one of the D-Day beaches, so he had something to be thankful about. Nice photo, too.Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683035672152916229.post-39959092375394393692018-12-06T06:54:16.882-05:002018-12-06T06:54:16.882-05:00And yet for a 24 yr. old, it must have been an adv...And yet for a 24 yr. old, it must have been an adventure, too. CJ Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931779747826558608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683035672152916229.post-1195678892560710632018-12-06T04:41:59.524-05:002018-12-06T04:41:59.524-05:00That must have been a long, hard and tedious journ...That must have been a long, hard and tedious journal under those conditions. What a way to see Australia! ValerieValerie-Jaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538850820168903865noreply@blogger.com