IN THE SPRING OF 43
WE STOPPED FOR REST
AT A SMALL VILLAGE AT THE
FOOT OF MOUNT. ETNA WE
WERE WAITING FOR SUPPLYS
TO COME UP. 4 OR 5 OF US
WALKED UP ETNA IT HAD
BEEN QUIET FOR YEARS THERE
WERE PEOPLE WHO HAD
A FEW COWS BUT MOSTLY GOATS
THERE WAS NOT TO MUCH.GRASS
WE WENT UP 1/4 OF THE WAY
IT WAS QUIET & PEACEFUL
IT IS A NICE SCENIC
COUNTRY.
IM REMINDED OF IT NOW
AFTER SEEING THE PICTURE
IN THE STAR.
SOME OF YOUR GRANDFATHERS
OR GREAT GRANDFATHERS
MAY REMEMBER IT WAS
THE CANADIEN ARMY
1943
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4hi4HaidtA
my grandpa passed away in april 2009.
this is a note he gave to me with a picture of mt. etna from the newspaper. he wrote all in 'caps' and broke the sentences up. he wrote poetry, none of which i have read. this is all i have. i found it again after he died, and i finally decided to watch the interview (above) that i never got around to watching when it was filmed. i am re-posting these items this year again because they are beautiful to me.
miss you
