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Three words seldom used together. True words as spoken by Carol Schultz Vento who in her book, The Hidden Legacy of World War II, A Daughter’s Journey of Discovery, weaves life with her paratrooper father into the larger narrative of World War II and the homecoming of the Greatest Generation. Her book describes the seldom told story of how the war trauma of World War II impacted one family. War changes a soldier. It changes the family too. I can…..
My Great, Great Grandfather James Tharp also served as a soldier in the cavalry. His grave is amongst the many Tharp family members in Petersburg, Indiana. As I strolled through the cemetery, I couldn’t help but feel the strong pull and connection to my family members that I never met. My Grandpa Ibren Tharp passed away in 1943. My father was only 18 turning 19 later that year. If I had any doubts about who I am and where I…..
