Rocky,
I love the story about the chickens! I think I remember reading somewhere
about the guys at Anzio spending alot of time trying to catch some cows that
were on the loose. Good grief! i wonder how they were planning on cooking
THEM! Probably have to find a squad with someone who'd been a butcher
in civilian life. Pancakes & orange marmalade for Thanksgiving. Oh Boy! But
I betcha it tasted pretty darn good at the time. It wasn't bad enough that you guys
were shot at, shelled, cold and wet - but you had to be hungry all the time too.
My dad was thin all his life, but he ate 4 meals a day and ate every kind of candy, cookie,
and ice cream to boot. No wonder he was so skinny during the war, eating those
horrible K rations!
I'm gonna post some poems about Anzio that my Dad saved. You might get a chuckle
out of them.
I'm so glad you liked my email! Now don't you forget that the Good Lord had a strong
hold on you throughout Italy and He brought that good & beautiful Elizabeth into your
life, so he's certainly not gonna to let go of you now!
thank YOU & God bless YOU, Rocky!!!
Mary Ann