When I picked up the Metro section of the newspaper today, there was a picture that resembled a page from an old high-school year book. What caught my attention was the hair-dos. 1943. (Of course the dos from my high school year book shall remain unmentioned.) Anyway, how they did that thing with the top of their hair is a mystery. (The link will take you to the pics.) Then I read the article. It was their 70th anniversary reunion. Every male knew what they'd do upon graduation--go into the service, Army, Navy, Marine, Merchant Marines. Some of the men showed up for graduation in their uniforms. It touched my heart.
Also, there was among the seniors a intense 'live in the moment attitude', because the world was crumbling around them. That had to be hard. Of course when I was in high school, Viet Nam was raging, and men prayed for a high draft number.
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metro/20130622-adamsons-class-of-1943-recalls-high-school-fun-amid-uncertainty-of-world-war-ii.ece
The article made me stop and think. There is so much more to life than our little slice.
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It's a fascinating reminder of how future are shaped by circumstance.
ReplyDeleteLeann, my father graduated high school in 1943. I love hearing his stories from his days of growing up in the Depression and then facing war when he was really still a boy. Definitely the Greatest Generation! Okay, maybe I'm biased. ;-)
ReplyDeleteGreat before and after pictures. I wish I could have read the article, but LOL you have to subscribe.
ReplyDeleteHow fun to see the then and now photos. :)
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