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Re: For better or worse--we will not be warned ( anymore than exists already) My grandfather ( with his brother in law--who was in trouble--what kind I do not know) escaped from the militants in eastern Austria-Hungarian empire, was shot at on the train by gendarmes on horses chasing the train, swam rivers and ran fields across Europe and escaped to the west---- left ( forced to) behind wife ( pregnant with my Mother--91 to-day) and 2 other children. Grandma was taken by "govmint' officials while pregnant and held for 3 days--govmint left the 2 children ( ages 4 and 2--the 4 year old looked after the 2 year old) alone on the farm-- finally they all got out--1924. His crime--fighting in the Austrian cavalry in WWI, being shot off his horse three times, almost dying, and ending the war as a cannon ball spotter on the Italian front. and probably--being related by marriage to the brother-in-law. The real answers are lost in time . all lost on ship coming over--almost foundered--grandma arrives with 3 children, one babe in arms, and a salami and a diaper bag---- the church helped the whole family and sent them west. many stories out there--not usually told. My grandfather was a man of probity and a man to admire--his strength was enormous and they all suffered through the depression but stayed together and alive.... . so if people wonder why someone does or does not do or say something --personal history is definitely a guide. |
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