Pearl Harbor Day

Many Alzheimer’s patients have memories of Pearl Harbor, the attack on December 7, 1941 that precipitated the United States’ involvement in World War II.  Some fought in the war, others worked in war related industries on the home front.  Children helped with Victory Gardens, learned about rationing, air raids, and black-outs.

I was a child during those years of World War II and give talks about this era to those who have no memories of it. 

“Write down your memories about World War II,” someone told me.  So I’ve begun doing this so that my daughter, grandchildren and future generations will have some connection with it.  My stories also have been published in anthologies about this era.

If you know your family member or residents in a nursing home lived during the World War II era, why not ask them about their memories?  Write down or capture on tape these memories as well  Compile some of these in scrapbooks or photo albums. 

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