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Making Angie Cry – August,1945 – from the Archive

Posted on August 7, 2022 by toritto

Toritto – 1945 Everyone was so happy that day, I didn’t know why they were happy, but I was happy too.  I rode on daddy’s shoulders down 13th avenue, passed the Endicott theater, the waving at the happy people kissing … Continue reading →

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“Gold Star Mother”

Posted on November 1, 2015 by toritto

The “Gold Star Mother” – 50 plus years ago We sailed across the Narrows before the bridge came on the scene when I was only twenty and you were seventeen aboard the “Gold Star Mother” that took us cross the bay … Continue reading →

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Making Angie Cry – For V.J. Day

Posted on August 4, 2015 by toritto

Everyone was so happy that day,  I didn’t know why they were happy but I was happy too.  I rode on daddy’s shoulders down 13th avenue, passed the Endicott theater, the waving and happy people kissing in the street. Grandma … Continue reading →

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