'I'm convinced a second gunman was involved in killing my uncle': Robert Kennedy

[southernyankeebelle]

212. You did the right thing for you. I grew up in a military family. My mother married my

dad after WWII when it was all over and he met her in Italy. He fell in love with her and they married. Back then it was so different. I remember my momma hardly speaking any english and my 6 yr old brother at the time translating for her. Back then we traveled from PA to CA on a train. We were little kids. Honestly I don't know how my momma did it at the time. Once we got to CA we took a ship to the Philippines Island where my dad was waiting for us. Funny things you remember. I remember momma taking a hersey candy bar and splitting it 4 ways and each kid got a piece. I remember the play room they had on the ship. I was young around 5 yrs old. I know it was hard on my momma coming from another country and what she gave up. Then we traveled across the states and europe until my dad retired. I ended up working for the military when I grew up as a civilian. I met my husband and I traveled all over the states and europe. For me I loved being in the different countries and meeting people of the world. I did miss my family and that was a draw back. When we got back to the states I always called my momma and family all the time. That was one thing I told my husband that I will not stop doing. I worked and he didn't care because he loved my family also. But your right it takes a special person to live that life style. When they retire that wife who stuck by her husband and always put his job first deserves that pension right along side of him. My husband always thanked me when he got promoted because I supported him.