WW II Veteran Robert Swirsky

 

Local author and WWII veteran Tech Sgt. Robert Swirsky spoke yesterday at the WW II Veterans Discussion Group.  Mr. Swirsky is the author of three books: My War which is about his combat experiences, Recollections about his time growing up in Bridgeport and Memories which is about his post-war experiences in Stratford, CT.  

 

See the video below in which Mr. Swirsky speaks about the English having their tea:  

 

 

 

 

A Different Kind of Vet

I received a very timely e-mail today, given that we are hosting Peter Falcione's reading of his work "Confessions of a War Dog" for the WWII Veterans Discussion Group here at the library on November 19th at 2 p.m.

The post is from Krista Lofquist, owner of Wagging Tails Professional Pet Sitters: 860-621-PETS.  (Please note that Krista's e-mail was perfectly aligned and in copying it, I the alignment became a bit off kilter.) Krista is the daughter of a decorated U.S. Veteran.  Please see Krista's post below:

 We are very much looking forward to the reading of Peter Falcione's work "Confessions of a War Dog" here at the library on November 19th.

Below is the link where an interview of Mr. Falcione may be downloaded from the Veterans History Project.



 http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.32989/

Confessions of a War Dog

Author Maury Klein to speak at the WWII Veterans Discussion Group

Mr. Ted Aub, CT State Coordinator for POW/MIA Families and
member of the State Coalition on Veteran Services and Needs,
will speak on WWII prisoner of war and missing in action occurrences
at the  WWII Veterans Discussion Group meeting, August 28th at 2 p.m. 

 Mr. Aub is also Program Director of the Welcome Home
Vietnam Veterans Day of CT; his special projects include veteran
suicide/resilience, homeless veterans, special educational services
for veterans and their families, and Marine to Marine assistance.

WWII Monuments of Connecticut

Dave Pelland presented an interesting slide show of Connecticut's WWII monuments at the last WWII Veterans Discussion meeting on June 26th. Mr. Pelland presented slides of memorials from East Haven, Meriden, Bridgeport and other locations around the state.