8 November 26, 2014 2014 HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS MAGAZINE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.com
A soldier’s
holidays
remembered
H
ave you ever stopped to think what makes
your holidays so special? If you are like most
Americans, your daily thoughts probably take a
dramatic shift as the Thanksgiving, Christmas,
and New Year’s Holiday season approaches.
It might begin when you start thinking about who
will be coming to your house, or whose home
you might be going to this year. Lists start to
form in your head and anticipation builds to when
you will spend those few treasured hours or days
visiting and feasting with your family and friends.
Soon, everywhere you go you are reminded
by sights and sounds and smells signaling the
season is near or upon us.
For those who are in service to our country and
away from home, the holidays are not quite the
same, most particularly in a time of war.
In 1942 World War II was at its height.
A Lincoln College student transferred to the
University of Illinois for his sophomore year. In
October, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps.
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