tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post1966481913954864630..comments2024-03-27T02:51:33.336-07:00Comments on Finding Myself in Hoboken: A Blast from Hoboken's PastMary Loishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-58781134972958615422008-05-22T07:35:00.000-07:002008-05-22T07:35:00.000-07:00OFF TO WAR WE WENT: Sure, that’s the way it was......OFF TO WAR WE WENT: Sure, that’s the way it was...I would presume Anonymous has never been in the military, or watched the Viet Nam or any of our wars on tv as an Arm Chair Critic...and has never dealt with the hardships war can bring to young married couples ...being and traveling as a army wife , she too had to endure the hardships of war...living in places she would not even think to visit (much less live), poor housing conditions and trying to live off the meager Army pay...hand washing and pressing my uniforms daily ....DUTY, HONOR, COUNTRY...we did what was asked of us in time of war...with no regrets...A TRUE TEST OF LOVE she had for me ...I am most grateful (I pinned my good conduct medal on her ..)...most deserving it was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-73629898193885176862008-05-14T16:14:00.000-07:002008-05-14T16:14:00.000-07:00I think it was a very felicitous choice of phrase,...I think it was a very felicitous choice of phrase, but I took it to mean "we got together and I went to war..." I'm sure I'll hear from him and clear it up.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-1446893908903076952008-05-14T15:03:00.000-07:002008-05-14T15:03:00.000-07:00Off the Hoboken subject, but in what sense do you ...Off the Hoboken subject, but in what sense do you suppose this fellow and his wife went "off to war together"? Is it some kind of metaphor for marriage or do you think they actually both went to Vietnam?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com